He wāhanga maha ngā whakamahinga o te Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (HPMC) i roto i ngā ahumahi whakapaipai me te tiaki whaiaro. Nā ōna āhuatanga ahurei, pērā i tōna kaha ki te mahi hei whakamātotoru, hei emulsifier, hei hanga kiriata, hei whakaū, hei wāhanga nui hoki i roto i te whānuitanga o ngā hua. Nā te āhua kore-paitini, kore-whakariri, me te pirau o te HPMC ka whakarite kia haumaru mō te whakamahi ki te kiri me ngā whakatakotoranga e pā tika ana ki te tinana.