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Surfactants are agents that lower the surface tension of a liquid. Surfactants allow easier spreading of the liquid and reduce any interfacial tension. The molecules achieve this by adsorbing at the liquid-air interface. Surfactant molecules contain an oleophilic region (their “tails”) and oleophobic region (their “heads”).
