Themochromic pigments e entsoe ka li-micro-capsules tse fetolang 'mala ka mokhoa o fetohang.Ha mocheso o phahamisetsoa mochesong o itseng, pigment e tloha ho 'mala ho ea ho e se nang' mala (kapa ho tloha ho 'mala o mong ho ea ho o mong).'Mala o khutlela' mala oa pele ha pigment e ntse e pholile.