Alamun ƙarfe oxide suna da kyau wajen warwatsewa, suna da juriya ga haske da yanayi mai kyau, girman barbashi iri ɗaya, suna da kyau wajen yin launi da amfani da shi, da kuma tasirin shaƙar ultraviolet. Saboda haka, ana amfani da su sosai a fannin kayan gini, shafa, robobi, na'urorin lantarki, taba, a fannin magani, roba, yumbu, tawada, kayan maganadisu, yin takarda, da sauransu.