Utshwala buyinhlanganisela yamakhemikhali engenambala, evuthayo enephunga elinamandla kanye nokunambitheka okuvuthayo.Ngokuvamile isetshenziswa njenge-solvent, uphethiloli, i-antiseptic, kanye ne-preservative ezimbonini ezihlukahlukene.Kunezinhlobo ezahlukene zotshwala, njenge-ethanol, i-methanol, ne-isopropyl alcohol, ngayinye enezici zayo kanye nokusetshenziswa kwayo.Ngokwesibonelo, i-Ethanol iwuhlobo lotshwala olutholakala ophuzweni oludakayo futhi lusetshenziswa nasekukhiqizeni uphethiloli, izibulali-magciwane zezandla neziqholo.Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-methanol inobuthi futhi ingatholakala kweminye imikhiqizo yokuhlanza, izinto zokubasa nezincibilikisayo.I-Isopropyl alcohol iyisibulala-magciwane esivamile kanye notshwala obuhlikihlwayo obusetshenziswa ezibhedlela, ezindaweni zokusebenzela kanye nasezindlini.Nakuba utshwala bunezinhlelo eziningi ezisebenzayo, buphinde bube yinto ephazamisa ingqondo engase ibe nemiphumela elimazayo empilweni nasemphakathini uma buphuzwe ngokweqile.
