A Stick Formulation of a Mixture of Citronella Oil, Cananga Oil and Patchouli Oil as Aromatherapy

Abstract

Human are expected to be competent especially in industrial development. The effect of this demand is stress. However, stress can be reduce by using essential oil of aromateraphymade from mixture of citronella oil (oleum citronella), cananga oil (oleumcananga), patchouli oil (oleum patchouli). Those mixture are formulated into aromateraphy stick. The subject of this study was to formulatedaromateraphy stick from mixture of citronella oil (oleum citronella), cananga oil (oleumcananga), patchouli oil (oleum patchouli) and was to investigate the physical stability test. The design of this research was experimental study. Sodium lauryl sulphate was formulated into 1%, 1,5% and 2% as emulgator and the mixture of oils as active agent was formulated into 3% and 6%. The result of this study showed that after 28 days storage in room temperature. The pH was tended to increase, the melting point was decrase, all aromateraphy stick could spread on the skin well, were homogenous, no change colour, odor and with no irritation skin. It maybe conclusion that themixture of citronella oil (oleum citronella), cananga oil (oleumcananga), patchouli oil (oleum patchouli) could be into aromateraphy with good physical stability. In addition, the most optimal formula of aromateraphy stick was formula III containing sodium lauryl sulphate 2% and active agent 3%.

Komposisi kimia fraksi minyak nilam dan minyak serai wangi serta aktifitas antioksidannya

“…Minyak atsiri secara tradisional sudah digunakan sebagai bahan obat dan kosmetik (Sharmeen et al, 2021). Minyak nilam dan minyak serai wangi dengan bioaktiftasnya sudah diformulakan dalam kosmetik (Astuti et al, 2021). Penggunaan minyak atsiri secara bersama dalam satu formula kosmetik dimaksudkan untuk mendapatkan aktifitas yang diinginkan dan menggurangi sifat alerginya (Sharmeen et al, 2021).…”