HPMC is a non-ionic cellulose ether made from natural high polymer cellulose by a series of chemical processing. It's an odorless, tasteless and non-toxic white powder. Dissolving it in cold water will form a transparent and thick solution. it possesses many attributes such as thickening, binding, dispersing, emulsifying, film forming, suspending, absorbing, gelling, surface activity, water maintaining and protective colloid properties.