My chemist SO LOL'd at the micellar cleansing water I brought home [Misc]

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SO is a polymer chemist who does both manufacturing and R&D. I bought micellar cleansing water to incorporate it into my morning routine so that I'll maybe actually wash my face in the morning (it's either too hot or cold and I always manage get water everywhere).He told me some interesting stuff about micelles and how the Asian beauty industry is beginning to jack up the price from the kinds of materials he uses at his job. He also explained how micelles actually work. I asked him to write it up because there wasn't any way I'd be able to relay all the info he gave. Here's what he wrote:Micelle FormationMicelles are the work horse of EVERY cleaning product used. Their cleaning properties stem from their shape, orientation and size of the molecules. So many external factors can affect their ability to form as well, but here's a nuts and bolts description for you: Molecules that are able to form micelles have to be amphiphilic, having both a "polar" and a "nonpolar" part of the molecule. Because similar molecules are attracted to themselves, the nonpolar parts of the molecule are attracted to one another, and similarly the polar portions do the same. The result, in 3D space, is a mostly spherical aggregation of these molecules. This is all done in order to reduce the entropy (disorder) and potential energy of the system.See: 3D model of micelle moleculeThese spheres can do a couple of things. They interact with the water that surrounds them, which prevents the water from interacting with itself as much. This reduced interaction actually lowers the surface tension of the water, making it easier to remove stains or debris from a surface. Having the molecules arranged like this, the polar red circles face the water, while the nonpolar yellow tails attract things such as oils, waxes and other nonpolar chemicals.In the marine and aquatic industries certain additives are incorporated into their gasoline and diesel supplies to preserve the fuel. The additive effectively is an antimicrobial that will kill any spores or bacteria that live in microscopic water droplets in the fuel. This product is namely made from butylene and hexylene glycols. Due to the increasing popularity of these glycols in the makeup and facial cleansing industries, this fuel additive is expected to double or triple in price in the coming years.Just thought these were fun little factoids. I can show him any questions in this thread if ya'll have any! I'm sure he'd be happy to answer.
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