Ikotoni iyaziwa ngokuguquguquka kwayo, ukusebenza kunye nokuthuthuzela kwendalo.
Amandla omqhaphu kunye ne-absorbency yenza ukuba ibe lilaphu elifanelekileyo lokwenza iimpahla kunye nokunxitywa kwekhaya, kunye neemveliso zemizi-mveliso ezifana neeseyile, iintente, amashiti ehotele, iyunifomu, kunye nokukhetha kwempahla yoosomajukujuku xa bengaphakathi kwisiphekepheke. Ifayibha yomqhaphu inokulukwa okanye idityaniswe ibe ngamalaphu aquka ivelvet, icorduroy, chambray, velor, jersey kunye neflaneli.
Umqhaphu unokusetyenziselwa ukwenza intaphane yeentlobo zelaphu ezahlukeneyo zoluhlu lokusetyenziswa kokuphela, kubandakanywa imixube nezinye iintsinga zendalo ezinjengoboya, kunye neentsinga zokwenziwa ezifana nepolyester.