I-thickener yokushicilela luhlobo lwezongezo zekhemikhali ezisetyenziswa kakhulu kushishino loshicilelo.Iglu kunye nokuncamathisela kombala kuya kusetyenziswa kushicilelo lweshishini lelaphu.Ngelo xesha, ngenxa yokuba amandla aphezulu okucheba ngexesha lokucubungula kuya kunciphisa ukuhambelana, i-thickener iya kusetyenziswa ukwandisa ukuhambelana kwezinto zokushicilela.Ngeli xesha, i-printing thickener iya kusetyenziswa.
Izinto ezityebisayo zoshicilelo zohlulwe ikakhulu zibe ziindidi ezimbini, ezizezi, ezingezizo i-ionic kunye ne-anionic.Iimolekyuli ikakhulu ziyi-polyethylene glycol ethers.I-Anions ubukhulu becala ziikhompawundi ze-polymer electrolyte.Ii-thickeners zokushicilela zisetyenziswa ngokubanzi kushicilelo lwe-textile kunye nokudaya, iingubo, i-inki kunye namanye amashishini.