 Surfactin accomplishes this effect as it occupies the intermolecular space between water molecules, decreasing the attractive forces between adjacent water molecules, mainly hydrogen bonds, creating a more fluid solution that can go into tighter regions of space increasing water's wetting ability.Overall, this property is significant not only for surfactin but for surfactants as a whole, as they are primarily used as detergents and soaps.There are three prevailing hypotheses for how surfactin works.