Micellar solution

In colloid science, a micellar solution consists of a dispersion of micelles (small particles) in a solvent (most usually water).

Micelles are made of chemicals that are attracted to both water and oily solvents, known as amphiphiles.

Micellar solutions persist until the amphiphile concentration becomes sufficiently high to form a lyotropic liquid crystal phase.

[1][2][3][4] Although micelles are often depicted as being spherical, they can be cylindrical or oblate depending on the chemical structure of the amphiphile.

[5] Its popularity boomed internationally when French pharmaceutical company Bioderma released their product Sensibio H2O micellar water in 1991, which is said to be sold every two seconds worldwide today.