Ko te konutai pūkawa ngāwha he pūkawa ngāwha me te konutai katote kōtuitanga o te tote, konutai pūkawa ngāwha wairewa i roto i te wai, tona otinga ko te nuinga kūpapa, wairewa i roto i te glycerol engari e kore e wairewa i roto i te waihā.He pūhui pararopi, he parakore teitei, he matūriki pai o te matū waikore e kiia nei ko te paura konutai.Ma, kore kakara, kawa, hygroscopic.Ko te ahua he kore tae, he maramara, he kiripiri nui, he kiripiri kowhatu iti ranei.Ko te konutai sulfate he ngawari ki te ngongo i te wai ina pa ana ki te hau, ka puta ko te konutai sulfate decahydrate, e mohiotia ana ko te glauborite, he kawakore.