In developing soil wetting agent using polyoxyethylene octylphenyl ether [$C_8H_{17}O(C_2H_4O)_{10}H$, POE], the effect of mixtures of POE and polyoxyethylene+polypropyleneoxide tridecylether (1:1, w/w, CM-1), polyoxyethylene+polypropyleneoxide tridecylether+propyleneglycol monomethylether (1:1:2, w/w/w, CM-2) or glycerin+ditridecyl phthalate (1:1, w/w, CM-3) on changes of concentration of POE, initial wetting, evaporative water loss, water infiltration, and changes of physical properties in root media were determined. The mixtures of POE and CM-1, 2, or 3 with zeolite or vermiculite as carrier had high concentrations of POE in root media during 6 elution times, but those after 6 times decreased rapidly indicating unstable elution of POE. The commercial AquaGro was more effective than the mixtures of POE+CM-1, 2, or 3 in water retention during 18 hours. Root media incorporated with POE+CM-2 held more water than any other treatments at 84 hours after watering, but the differences among treatments except control were not significant. In the treatments with zeolite as a carrier, POE+CM-3 had the greatest evaporative water loss followed by POE+CM-2, AquaGro, control, and POE+CM-2. In the treatments with vermiculite as a carrier, POE+CM-1 had the highest evaporative water loss followed by POE+CM-3, AquaGro, control, and POE+CM-2. In the effect of mixtures with zeolite as a carrier on infiltration of water into root media, the treatment of POE+CM-1 had the highest amount of water infiltrated followed by POE+CM-3, AquaGro, POE+CM-2, and control. In the effect of mixtures with vermiculite as a carrier on infiltration of water into root media, the treatment of POE+CM-3 had the highest amount of water infiltrated followed by AquaGro, POE+CM-1, POE+CM-2, and control.