The methods of controlling emulsion swelling were studied. The investigations were focused on the presence of electrolyte or glucose in the external solution of W-O-W liquid surfactant membrane system. It is evident that the existence of electrolyte or glucose in the external phase suppresses entrainment swelling due to a change in the nature of the interface. The effect of temperature on emulsion swelling was investigated extensively. The effect of increasing the temperature was found to increase in emulsion swelling. A modified model for estimating permeation swelling was shown to describe the experimental data satisfactorily.