O le Hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose (HEMC) e masani ona faʻaaogaina i vai faʻapipiʻi latex coatings, fausiaina ma mea fau fale, lomitusi vaitusi, suauʻu vili, ma isi. E mafai ona mafiafia ma taofi vai, faʻaleleia galuega, ma faʻaaogaina i oloa susu ma mago.