Nakuba i-HPMC ithuthukisa ukugcinwa kwamanzi, ukusetshenziswa ngokweqile kungaphazamisa inqubo yokugcinwa kwamanzi esimendeni. Izakhiwo zokugcinwa kwamanzi ze-cellulose ether zinganciphisa izinga lapho amanzi atholakala khona ukuze afakwe amanzi esimendeni, okungase kuthinte isikhathi sokuqala sokusetha.