Kalasini, ʻi he māfana ʻo e lokí, ko ha huhuʻa ʻoku ʻasi colorless pe tea lanu engeenga ʻaki ha nanamu vaivai. ʻOku fuʻu volatile mo velangofua, faʻu ha ngaahi kasa ʻi he taimi ʻoku fio ai mo e ʻea.
Ko e fakangatangata ʻo e kalasini ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e 2% mo e 3%. ʻE lava ʻe hono ʻahu ʻo faʻu ha maumau ʻoku fio ʻaki e ʻea, pea ʻi he fakafetuʻutaki ki ha tauʻataina ulo ʻo e afi pe vela lahi, te ne lava ʻo fakaulo mo ʻita. ʻI he mafana ʻo e ʻea, ʻe lava ke tupulaki ʻa e malohi ʻi loto ʻi he ngaahi kane, posing e ngaahi fakatuʻutamaki ʻo e rupture mo e fakaʻauha.