You may have taken methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose without even knowing it. That's because this substance has been used in manufacturing pharmaceutical products for decades. It works as an excipient (a sense included with an active drug that binds together all ingredients). Furthermore, methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose can be used to coat pills and help slow down their release into the body.

Low viscosity HPMC is widely used for self-leveling. Self-levelling is a very advanced construction technology. Due to the natural leveling of the entire floor with minimal interference from the construction personnel, the leveling and construction speed are greatly improved compared to the previous manual leveling process. In self-leveling, the dry-mixing time makes use of the excellent water retention capacity of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose. Since self-leveling requires a well-mixed mortar to be automatically leveled on the ground, the use of water-based materials is relatively large. Adding hydroxypropyl methylcellulose can control the water retention of the ground after pouring, water seepage is not obvious, and the dry ground has high strength and low shrinkage, thus greatly reducing cracks.