icon.article.dark Industry news Griffin’s Method Vs Davies’ Method Vs Estimation Method of Hydrophile-Lipophile Balance The Hydrophilic Lipophile Balance (HLB) is a concept used in the field of surfactant chemistry to describe the balance between the hydrophilic (water-attracting) and lipophilic (oil-attracting) properties of a surfactant molecule. The HLB value of a surfactant is an important characteristic that Lees meer icon.arrow--dark