Redwop™ and Greenwop™ fluorescent powders have a Lycopodium base and were developed specifically to be luminescence-excited by relatively monochromatic light sources emitting blue-green light. They all work very well with argon ion, copper vapor and Nd:YAG lasers, and they can also be used successfully with simple ultraviolet lamps.. It is recommended that a feather duster be used to apply these powders. The feather duster applies the powder in a thinner, more controlled layer than other types of applicators.

The special cohesive-buffer effect of the Lycopodium carrier tends to "flow" the powder over the hills and valleys of the textured surfaces that would otherwise be "painted" with conventional powders. Each color of powder fluoresces at slightly different wavelengths to provide two options when dealing with problem background florescence.

Having the widest range of sensitivity, Redwop™ fluorescent powder is recommended as a primary use fluorescent powder for examination of latent prints with portable lasers, Forensic Light Sources and ultraviolet light sources.