Imagine you are looking at a bottle of salad dressing containing oil, vinegar, and water. Why are there two layers in the salad dressing? Water and vinegar are both hydrophobic and mix, whereas the oil is hydrophilic. Vinegar and oil are both hydrophobic and mix, whereas the water is hydrophilic. Water and vinegar are both hydrophilic and mix, whereas the oil is hydrophobic. Vinegar dissolves into both the oil and the water in this container.