{"id":1200,"date":"2026-05-21T16:08:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nexorastudio.ch\/nicomenthyl-test\/wordpress\/?p=1200"},"modified":"2026-05-22T11:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:59:39","slug":"what-does-self-emulsifying-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multichem.it\/nicomenthyl\/what-does-self-emulsifying-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"What does \u201cself-emulsifying\u201d mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1200\" class=\"elementor elementor-1200\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d62b53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56d62b53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36da59e1 e-con e-atomic-element e-div-block-base e-36da59e1-d2de1d3 \" data-id=\"36da59e1\" data-element_type=\"e-div-block\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-interaction-id=\"36da59e1\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-id=\"36da59e1\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389faed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"389faed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-22d5bc3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/multichem.it\/nicomenthyl\/category\/faq-mechanism-action-properties\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">FAQ - Mechanism of action and properties<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369bb882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"369bb882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does \u201cself-emulsifying\u201d mean?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"7e72c594\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"7e72c594\">Yes. The term \"self-emulsifying\" refers to the ability to form stable microemulsions (definition of microemulsion: a homogeneous dispersion of oily substances in water, with a particle diameter of less than 0.1 micron). Nicomenthyl is an amphiphilic substance, which means it is both hydrophilic and lipophilic, as its molecule contains a pyridinic aromatic ring represented by nicotinic acid (\"hydrophilic head\") and a nonpolar portion represented by menthol (\"hydrophobic tail\").<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-b5f4c5d-bba8012\" data-interaction-id=\"b5f4c5d\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"b5f4c5d\" id=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/multichem.it\/nicomenthyl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hydrophilic-head.jpg\" width=\"1694\" height=\"1102\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"00bdf6c\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"00bdf6c\">Through the hydrophilic head (nicotinic acid), interactions with water molecules can occur due to the formation of either hydrogen bonds or dipole-dipole interactions. This is what makes Nicomenthyl water-dispersible and, therefore, capable of forming stable microemulsions. However, this does not mean that Nicomenthyl is an \"emulsifier\" or a \"surfactant\" by definition. It simply means that it can be easily dispersed in an aqueous medium. (the \"Ouzo effect\":&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/t5jbxh0C0UU?si=uEVW5BFUxXsL7o0B\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/t5jbxh0C0UU?si=uEVW5BFUxXsL7o0B<\/a>) with the aid of any co-emulsifiers or solubilizers.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc38968 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1fc38968\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e266a99 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"3e266a99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Post Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/multichem.it\/nicomenthyl\/it\/cosa-significa-autoemulsionante\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M31.7 239l136-136c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L127.9 256l96.4 96.4c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L201.7 409c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-136-136c-9.5-9.4-9.5-24.6-.1-34z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">Precedente<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/multichem.it\/nicomenthyl\/it\/qual-e-il-meccanismo-dazione-del-nicomenthyl-20\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--label\">Prossima<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes. The term &#8220;self-emulsifying&#8221; refers to the ability to form stable microemulsions (definition of microemulsion: a homogeneous dispersion of oily substances in water, with a particle diameter of less than 0.1 micron). Nicomenthyl is an amphiphilic substance, which means it is both hydrophilic and lipophilic, as its molecule contains a pyridinic aromatic ring represented by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faq-mechanism-action-properties"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/multichem.it\/nicomenthyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/multichem.it\/nicomenthyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/multichem.it\/nicomenthyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/multichem.it\/nicomenthyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/multichem.it\/nicomenthyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1200"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/multichem.it\/nicomenthyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1828,"href":"https:\/\/multichem.it\/nicomenthyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1200\/revisions\/1828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/multichem.it\/nicomenthyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/multichem.it\/nicomenthyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/multichem.it\/nicomenthyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}