Amagcinane okusetyenziswa ngenye iminyaka, ngokugcina, amaswab estikhi esetiphuwe kwi-sponge, zingakhotho kuhlanganisweni lokuziphatha nokuhlola yomuntfu wokusetyenziswa. Izinswabi ezilandelwe ngendlela efanelekileyo yokulayisha kunye nokungcono emfanelweni ukusetshenziswa kwindaweni efanayo, njengokushicilela amasampuli nokubuyiselwa kwezinto ezinethunyelwe. Izinswab esi-sponge zisetshenziswa ngokusebenza lokukhuthaza izimpahla ngokungafani kakhulu nokuhlola ukuze zibuyeleye uphawu lomphilo lokuhlola. Kusetshenziswa kwabantu abathengi lezi zinswab, kubekwa umoya omkhulu phakathi komsebenzi okuthile nokuhlola, ngokuphelele yokuhlala kumazwe othishe umculo wabo wesifundzeko bazo kanye nokuba bayazi impahla yakho.