I-sodium hydrosulfite inobuthi begodu ingacasula amehlo ne-mucosa yendlela yokuphefumula. Isetjenziswa khulu embonini yeentjhila ukudaya, ukuhlanza, ukugadangisa, ukususa umbala, nokuhlanza isilika, uboya, inayiloni, nezinye iindwangu. Njengombana inganazo iinsimbi ezisindako, iindwangu ezihlanjululwe ngayo zigcina imibala ekhanyako engavami ukufiphala. Godu isetjenziselwa ukuqeda iindwangu ezimhlophe eziphuzi nge-sodium hypochlorite nofana nge-potassium permanganate.
I-sodium hydrosulfite yi-ejenti yokunciphisa esebenzako eyenzelwe khulukhulu amabubulo atlhoga khulu. Tlika lapha ukuthola imisebenzi yesiqhema esezingeni eliphezulu.