Izikhwama zekhofi ziyingxenye ebalulekile embonini yokupakisha, ikakhulukazi kubakhiqizi bekhofi abafuna ukugcina ikhwalithi kanye nokusha kwemikhiqizo yabo.Ukukhetha phakathi kwesigxivizo esinezinhlangothi ezine kanye nesikhwama sekhofi esinezinhlangothi eziyisishiyagalombili kuncike ezicini ezihlukahlukene, kuhlanganise nomthamo wekhofi nobude besikhathi osifunayo.
Uma kuziwa ezintweni zesikhwama sekhofi, abakhiqizi ngokuvamile basebenzisa isakhiwo sezendlalelo eziningi ukuze baqinisekise ikhwalithi elungile.Ifilimu ye-polyester (PET), i-polyethylene (PE), i-aluminium foil (AL), ne-nylon (NY) izinto ezivame ukusetshenziswa ekukhiqizeni isikhwama sekhofi.Impahla ngayinye inomthelela emandleni esikhwama ukumelana nomswakama, i-oxidation, namazinga okushisa aphezulu, okuqinisekisa ukuthi ikhofi lihlala lilisha isikhathi eside.
Izikhwama zekhofi ezivaliwe ezinezinhlangothi ezine zaziwa ngesakhiwo sazo esilula.Lezi zikhwama zilungele ukupakisha amavolumu amancane ekhofi angadingi ukugcinwa isikhathi eside.Zivame ukusetshenziselwa ukupakisha ubhontshisi wekhofi, impushana, nezinye izinhlobo zekhofi eligayiwe.Ngokuklama kwazo okuqondile, lezi zikhwama zilula ukuvala, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ikhofi ihlala ivikelekile futhi ivikelekile.