Hexane is a non-polar colorless liquid. It is used as a cleaning agent in the furniture, printing, shoe-making, and textile industries. Hexane is employed as a solvent in olefin polymerization and extraction solvent in oilseed processing. Hexane is used as a reference material and solvent in chromatography, and as a solvent in cosmetics. Hexane is also utilized as a solvent and reagent in chemical synthesis. It is also used in consumer products such as gasoline, quick-drying glue, and rubber cement.