In our post on Wednesday, we took a look at a few ways we might define what it means for a surfactant to be classified as gentle, mild, or harsh. Thursday, we took a look at how micelles, critical micelle concentration, and other ingredients have an impact on surfactant classification. On Friday, we took a look...

In our post on Wednesday, we took a look at a few ways we might define what it means for a surfactant to be classified as gentle, mild, or harsh. Yesterday, we took a look at how micelles, critical micelle concentration, and other ingredients have an impact on surfactant classification. Today, let’s consider a few...

Micelles are a super important part of surfactant mildness, so let’s take a look at what they are and why we should care. Micelles are defined as “an aggregate of surfactant molecules dispersed in a liquid colloid”. A colloid is a type of mixture in which one substance is evenly dispersed throughout another. There’s generally...