The Development of Therapeutic Aroma Massage Oil Formulations from a Combination of Ginger Oil (Zingiber officinale var Rubrum) and Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf)

Penulis

  • Rahmatullah Muin SEKOLAH TINGGI ILMU KESEHATAN NANI HASANUDDIN
  • Ferna Indrayani STIKES Nani Hasanuddin Makassar
  • La Sakka SEKOLAH TINGGI ILMU KESEHATAN NANI HASANUDDIN

Kata Kunci:

Message oil; aromatherapy; red ginger; lemongrass

Abstrak

Backgrounds; The essential oils of ginger (Zingiber officinale var Rubrum) and lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf) are two natural ingredients that are often used in various aromatherapy and traditional medicine applications. Ginger is a plant known for its distinctively flavorful root and is used in various cuisines and traditional medicine.; Objectives; The aim of this research is to produce essential oil from ginger rhizome (Zingiber officinale var Rubrum) and lemongrass essential oil (Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf) then formulated into aroma therapy massage oil preparation.. Methods; This type of research is quasi-experimental where this research does not meet all the criteria of pure experimental research which only involves groups that use groups of variations in formulation concentrations. While the method used to obtain essential oils uses the distillation method. a method commonly used to extract essential oils from aromatic plant materials. Steam distillation is one method that is often used in the extraction of essential oils. Results; According to the results of formulations F1, F2, F3, F4, and F5, having a pH of 6 and F5 having a pH of 7, homogeneous, the test meets the requirements of SNI characteristics.Conclusions; The research that has been done, it can be concluded that the essential oil produced from the combination of Ginger Oil (Zingiber officinale var Rubrum) and Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf) from the distillation process can be processed into a preparation of Massage Oil Aroma Therapy.

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2024-08-28