Ko te Surfactant he momo pūhui.Ka taea e ia te whakaheke i te mahanga o te mata i waenga i nga wai e rua, i waenga i te hau me te wai, i waenga ranei i te wai me te totoka.No reira, na tona ahuatanga ka whai hua hei horoi, hei whakamakuku, hei whakaemi, hei whakapoka, hei whakamarara.

Ko te nuinga o nga ngota ngongo he ngota ngota amphiphilic waro me nga roopu hydrophilic me te roopu hydrophobic, te nuinga o nga pūhui waro amphiphilic, kei roto nga roopu hydrophobic (“hiku”) me nga roopu hydrophilic (“upoko”).Na reira, he wairewa i roto i nga whakarewa pararopi me te wai.

Te whakarōpūtanga o te Surfactant
(1) Surfactant Anionic
(2) Ko te hauhautanga cationic
(3) Zwitterionic surfactant
(4) Surfactant korenionic