Talk:Hydrophilic-lipophilic balance

I found this kind of Davies' equation HLB = 7 + Є Hh - Є Hl

Є Hh is the sum of Hh (I can't find appropriate sign for the sum)
Є Hl is the sum of Hl

but see the difference! there's a MINUS, not plus! I think we might check some other sources! 213.151.228.223 10:05, 27 May 2007 (UTC)marian

I don't understand what is hydrophilic portion? If I have example -CH2-OH, is the hydrophilic portion only the H or the OH or is it C-OH? I would like this to be clarified in the article or linked to explanation --Clocktwibright (talk) 13:08, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

I think hydrophilic part is -OH 103.139.237.25 (talk) 12:20, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

List of corresponding HLBs and surfactant functions

The current list of HLBs and corresponding surfactant functions does not match the lists given in any of the three cited references for this article. I plan to fix this shortly if no one can tell me where the current list is from. Drock221989 (talk) 06:12, 4 March 2014 (UTC)