I-Diatomaceous Earth yisilungiselelo esihlukile, esenzeka ngokuzenzakalelayo, esinamandla ekuvikeleni izilwane zokugcina izinyawo. Kuyadlalwa kusukela emizimbeni yezilwane zemfula ezingaphansi ezibhalwe ngokuphathwa kwazo, okuyinto leyo eyenza ukuthi i-Diatomaceous Earth ibe yindlela eyenziwa ngokuphathwa kwezinyawo zokugcina izinyawo, okubangela ukuthi zihlupheke futhi zihlupheke kakhulu, okubangela ukuthi zihlupheke kakhulu. Ngaphandle kwezilwane zokugcina izinyawo zokufa, okunokubangela imiphumela engeyona mthwalo kwenhliziyo yabantu nasezinhlanweni, i-Diatomaceous Earth inombolo yokuvikela okuhle engasithi kubantu nasezinhlanweni. Uma isebenziswe ngokuphelele, iyasebenza ngaphandle nangaphakathi, okwenza ukuthi yisikhundla sokusebenza ngokuphelele kubantfu abayikholwa nasebantfu abasebenzisa ngokuphelele. Ukusebenza kwalo akakwazi ukuthi kubhekene noma kuphi izilwane zokugcina izinyawo kuphela; kusengaphambili kwezinye izilwane zokugcina izinyawo, okwenza ukuthi yisikhundla sokuvikela okuhle kuzo zonke izilwane zokugcina izinyawo. Ngenxa yokuthi kusinika imiphumela eyenziwa ngokuphelele, i-Diatomaceous Earth ibekhona njengesikhundla sokuvikela esihle kubantu abafuna ukuthi bakhulekile kuzo zonke izilwane zokugcina izinyawo.