New monodisperse nonionic surfactant molecules based on lysine with two different fatty acid chains in the hydrophobic part and one or two polyoxyethylene methoxy capped chain s (EOn-Me) in the hydrophilic head group were synthesized and their physicochemical and toxicity properties were compared to the symmetrical homologs with the same number of methylene groups in the acyl fatty chains. Our findings indicate that the asymmetry studied results in higher surface active properties and in a greater capacity for micellization when compared with their symmetrical analogs, albeit with a slight increase in toxicity.