What causes Dettol to turn white in water?

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The reaction of Dettol turning milky white when mixed with water is due to the formation of an emulsion, where small droplets of oil are suspended in the water. This phenomenon occurs because the color change results from the scattering of light by these droplets, similar to how milk appears white. The clear liquid of Dettol, which contains specific molecules that absorb light, becomes opaque when mixed with water, leading to the observed milky appearance.

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Yesterday, when I added some water into the dettol, it immediately turned milky white. I was quite curious. What makes it to react to turn a yellowish liquid to a milky emulsion?
 
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Dettol is a clear liquid that gets its color from the frequencies of light that can and cannot passing through it. Mixing dettol and water creates an emulsion—a solution where small droplets of the oil are suspended in the water (the comparison to milk is apt as milk is also an emulsion of fats and proteins in water). These emulsions get their color from the scattering of light from the droplets. Here, absorption of light plays less of a role because most of the light you see has not passed through the droplets (which presumably contain the molecules that absorb light).
 
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Was yesterday the first time you observed this?

(Mind you today 5 minutes ago is the first time I know exactly what Dettol is - chemically).
 
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