Sodium hydrosulfite n‘obutwa kandi neebaasa kushaasha amaisho n‘ebihaha by‘omubiri ebirikuhuuta. Nikikoresibwa munonga omu by’emyenda omu kukyendeeza erangi, okuboneza, okuteera ebitabo, okukyendeeza erangi, n’okuhindura erangi y’ebijwaro bya silk, ebyoya by’entaama, nayiloni n’ebindi. Ahabw’okugira ngu tihariho byoma ebiremeire, emyenda erikugijwara neeguma eine erangi ezirikwaka gye kandi ezitarikukira kuhwaho. Kandi neekoresibwa kukyendeeza aha nshaho z’erangi erikwera ezibaire zihindukire kyenju ahabw’okuzijwara nk’ekiriisa kya sodium hypochlorite nari potassium permanganate.
Sodium hydrosulfite n’ekintu ekirikukyendeeza okukyendeeza ekitebeekanisiibwe ahabw’amakorero agarikwetengyesa munonga. Nyiga aha kutunga obuheereza bwa tiimu obw'omutindo gw'ahaiguru.