I-Hydroxyethyl Cellulose (HEC) yi-cellulose ether eguquguqukayo kakhulu edlala indima ebalulekileyo ekuphuculeni ukusebenza kwezixhobo zokwakha, iisepha, kunye nezinye iimveliso zoshishino. Eli nqaku liza kujonga kwiipropati eziphambili, iingenelo, kunye nokusetyenziswa okuhlukeneyo kwe-HEC, ligxininisa ukubaluleka kwayo ekuphuculeni i-viscosity, ukugcinwa kwamanzi, kunye nokuzinza kwemveliso iyonke.