CLASSIFICATION OF SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS 321 from left to right. The samples in the first and third rows were pre- pared with a fixed percentage of low HLB emulsifier in the oil phase to conform with Goodey's require- ments for a "coupler." In the sec- ond and fourth rows, all of the samples had the same ratio of low and high HLB emulsifiers. The per- centages are shown in Table 4. It is seen that a constant HLB for the total emulsifier provides a more uni-. form emulsification. In Table 5 we have listed several estimated HLB values for emulsi- fiers. These were determined and correlated by preparing vast series of emulsifier-blend tests as in the illus.trations. Grouping in this table is according to composition as well as HLB since both are influential in choosing an emulsifier. We hope to extend this list, and expect to do so. The magnitude of this type of study is understood when you real- ize that each of these values was derived from approximately 75 emulsions. A more extensive tab- ulation of estimated HLB values for Atlas products is available in the Atlas Surface Active Agents Booklet (6). We have found the chart, Fig. 8, most helpful for rapid calculation of HLB values of blends of emulsifiers. The location ofglyc- eryl monostearate in Table 5 is of interest. This reference is to the pure form and not to the self-emul- siftable varieties. The available self-emulsifiable types are not non- ionic, sir•ce ionic emulsifiers (soap, etc.) are added to render them self- emulsifiable. This is an example of a blend of non-ionic and ionic emul- sifters. These blends are satisfac- tory when no electrolytes antagonis- tic to the ionic portion of the blend are to be employed. In such cases a totally non-ionic emulsifier should be used. TABLE Emulsifier Esti- mated HLB Anionic T. E. A. Oleate xz Lecomene O •z.7* Sodium Oleate • 8 Potassium Oleate 20 Cationic Atlas G-zs• z5-35 Non-Ionic Oleic Acid App. I Span 85 t .8 Arlacel C 3- 7 Span 8o 4.3 Span 60' 4,7 Span 2o 8,6 Tween 8• •o.o Tween 6o i4. 9 Tween 8o •5.o Tween •o • 6.7 Other values listed in booklet, "Surface Active Agents," published by Atlas Powder Co. * Tentative value. The various types of emulsifiers represented in Table 5 may be blended, observing the usual pre- cautions of incompatibility. In ad- dition, there are indications that some emulsifiers are not compatible, or perhaps co-operative is a better word, in a surface-active sense. This action is probably related to over- all efB_ciency of the emulsifier and is therefore not conclusively indi- cated. Chemical reactivity of an emui- sifter can modify the behavior of an

322 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS PERCENTAGE OF "•B" 0 S I0 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 •0 85 90 95 I00 ATLAS HLB COMPUTOGRAPH 27 27 FOR COMBINATIONS OF SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS 26 26 25 -- 25 24 24 2• 2• 22 • 22.• 2l 21" 2O 20 0 19 19 ../ { lB 18 O 16 -- 16 • ,40 ...I 15 15-TW[EN •0 14 14 13 -TWoeEN 21 12 12 II I-TWEEN •5 65 10 -- J . IO-'TWEEN B I 9 SPAN 20 -- - , 7 •-- 7 SPAN '-- - 6 SPAN 62 -- - 5 5 SPAN, -- - SPAN 4 4 SPAN 65- _-2: - z SPAN I 0 0 0 .5 I0 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 8,0 65 90 95 100 PERCENTAGE OF "B" SPAN• TWF...oeN: RE.•. U.S. PAT. OFF, emulsifier immensely. In the case of soaps, traces of multivalent ions completely change the HLB. An- other instance that we have ob- served was with an amine-neutral- ized aryl sulfate, where the presence of acidic constituents lowered the HLB of the emulsifier markedly. Likewise, in Table 6 we have listed the estimated required HLB values for several of the more com- monly used oils and waxes. These