Aplikasi minyak atsiri pada produk gel pengharum ruangan anti serangga

Abstract

Citronella and lavender oils are known as insect repellent. Composition of insect repellent, combined with aromatic fragrance, such as lemon, kaffir lime, and ylang-ylang oils were packed in an air freshner gel with the addition of patchouli oil as fixative agent. The purposes of this study are (1) to get the best concentration of patchouli oil as fixative agent; (2) to get the best composition of insect repellent active ingredients and fragrance materials, and (3) to know the resistance and the loss on fragrance odor in air freshner gel during use (fourteen days). The methods used are sensory test with skoring test, effectiveness test of the air freshner gel for repelling mosquito, and hedonic test. Then, the last methods used are sensory test and weighing. The research result show that the best concentration of patchouli oil as fixative agent is 1% patchouli oil. The next results, there are three best compositions of essential oils in air freshner gel formula that effectively repell insects. The first formula composition consist fragrance ingredient (lemon oil 2%) and the active ingredient of insect repellent (citronella oil 2% and lavender oil 2%). The second formula composition comprises fragrance material (kaffir lime oil 2%) and the active ingredient of insect repellent (citronella oil 3%). The third formula composition consisting of fragrance material (ylang-ylang oil 2%) and the active ingredient of insect repellent (citronella oil 2% and lavender oil 2%). Based on the result of hedonic test, the most preffered fragrance from the three formulas is formula with lemon fragrance. The last results, the resistance on fragrance odor can be estimated that is still acceptable until eight days of use and the loss on fragrance odor during use (fourteen days) can be estimated 54.89% (0.988 gram).