In this work, the effect of some sodium salts on the Krafft temperature (T K ) and critical micelle concentration (CMC) of benzyldimethylhexadecylammonium chloride (C16Cl) in aqueous solution has been studied. It was observed that the T K can be modulated to lower and higher values and the CMC can be depressed significantly upon the addition of the electrolytes. More chaotropic Brand I -raise the T K with an increase of the concentration of the ions. On the other hand, less chaotropic NO 3 -initially lowers and then raises the T K . Kosmotropic F -, SO 4 2-and CO 3 2-gradually lower the T K with increasing concentration of the electrolytes. The more chaotropic ions form contact ion pairs with the surfactant and decrease the solubility with a consequent increase in the T K . On the other hand, kosmotropic ions, being extensively hydrated in the bulk, remain separated from the surfactant by hydrated layers of water molecules. As a result, a significant electrostatic repulsion exists between the charged headgroups of the surfactant, resulting in a decrease in the T K . The CMC of the surfactant decreases significantly in the presence of these ions. The surface tension at the CMC (c CMC ) also decreases in the presence of all the salts except for F -. The electrostatic repulsion between the charged headgroups is significantly reduced because of screening of the surface charge of both micelles and adsorbed monolayers by the associated counterions, resulting in a decrease in both the CMC and c CMC .