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Emulsions can also be formed by another technique called the HLB method. In this method,
the HLB values of oil/fatty/waxy ingredients need to be known and compared with the HLB
values of the emulsifying agents. The following table gives the HLB values of the emulsifying
agents that can be used to form emulsions through this method.

Name (commercial) Name (chemical) HLB value Physical appearance
Acacia Acacia 8.0
Glyceryl monostearate Glyceryl monostearate 3.8
PEG 400 monooleate Polyoxyethylene monooleate 11.4
PEG 400 monostearate Polyoxyethylene monostearate 11.6
PEG 400 monolaurate Polyoxyethylene monolaurate 13.1
Potassium oleate Potassium oleate 20.0
Sodium lauryl sulfate Sodium lauryl sulfate 40.0
Sodium oleate Sodium oleate 18.0
Span 20 Sorbitan monolaurate 8.6
Span 40 Sorbitan monopalmitate 6.7
Span 60 Sorbitan monostearate 4.7
Span 65 Sorbitan tristearate 2.1
Span 80 Sorbitan monooleate 4.3
Span 85 Sorbitan trioleate 1.8
Tragacanth Tragacanth 13.2
Triethanolamine oleate Triethanolamine oleate 12.0
Tween 20 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan 16.7
monolaurate
Tween 21 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan 13.3
monolaurate
Tween 40 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan 15.6
monopalmitate
Tween 60 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan 14.9
monostearate
Tween 61 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan 9.6
monostearate
Tween 65 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan 10.5
tristearate
Tween 80 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan 15.0
monooleate
Tween 81 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan 10.0
monooleate
Tween 85 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan 11.0
trioleate