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  • How do several surfactant in a product arrange to form a micceles?

    Posted by Abdullah on June 8, 2022 at 1:43 pm

    In a cleanser product if we have mixed surfactants, will the ratio of surfactants be the same in each miccele or different micceles will have different surfactant ratios?

    For example: in a cleanser if we have 
    SLES 5%
    SLS 2.5%
    CAPB 2.5% 

    Will each miccele have SLES/SLS/CAPB @ratio 5/2.5/2.5 or some micceles have more of one surfactant and some more of another? 

    Abdullah replied 2 years, 5 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • OldPerry

    Member
    June 8, 2022 at 5:45 pm

    On average, perhaps. In any specific instance, perhaps not.
    You may be taking the metaphor of a micelle a bit too seriously. They do not last in some specific form for any extended period of time.

  • Abdullah

    Member
    June 9, 2022 at 1:49 am

    Perry said:

    On average, perhaps. In any specific instance, perhaps not.
    You may be taking the metaphor of a micelle a bit too seriously. They do not last in some specific form for any extended period of time.

    Thanks

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