Table 1: HLB values obtained for different blends of surfactant combinations for 5 emulsions.
Emulsion | Oil Phase* (g) | Aqueous phase | HLB | ||
Polysorbate 20 (g) | Sorbitan monolaurate (g) | Water (mL) | |||
1 | 2 | 0.15 | 0.85 | 17 | 14.7 |
2 | 2 | 0.12 | 0.88 | 17 | 15.0 |
3 | 2 | 0.09 | 0.91 | 17 | 15.5 |
4 | 2 | 0.05 | 0.95 | 17 | 16.0 |
5 | 2 | - | 1.00 | 17 | 16.7 |
*Oil phase: Cetearyl alcohol or cetyl alcohol.