FORMULASI DAN UJI SIFAT FISIK LILIN AROMATERAPI KOMBINASI MINYAK ATSIRI PEPPERMINT (Mentha piperita) DAN LEMON (Citrus limon) FORMULATION AND TEST OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF AROMATHERAPY CANDLES COMBINATION OF PEPPERMINT ESSENTIAL OIL (Mentha piperita) AND LEMON (Citrus limon)
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Aromaterapi adalah bentuk terapi alternatif dan yang pertama kali dikenalkan dalam bentuk minyak esensial. Contoh produk aromaterapi adalah lilin aromaterapi. Lilin aromaterapi memberikan efek terapeutik dan menenangkan. Bahan alami yang bisa digunakan sebagai pembuatan lilin aromaterapi antara lain, minyak esensial peppermint (Mentha piperita) dan Lemon (Citrus limon). Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk memformulasi dan menguji sifat fisik pada lilin aromaterapi kombinasi minyak esensial peppermint (Mentha piperita) dan lemon (Citrus limon). Soy wax di lelehkan diatas waterbath kemudian ditambahkan minyak essential peppermint (Mentha piperita) dan lemon (Citrus limon) dengan perbedaan konsentrasi pada masing-masing formula. Kemudian dilakukan uji sifat fisik berupa uji organoleptis, uji waktu bakar, uji titik leleh, dan uji hedonik. Lilin aromaterapi pada formula I (2%:3%) menunjukkan konsentrasi minyak atsiri terbaik dibandingkan dengan formula II (3%:3%) dan formula III (5%:2%). Lilin aromaterapi pada formula II dengan perbandingan (3%:3%) menunjukkan konsentrasi gabungan minyak atsiri peppermint (Mentha piperita) dan Lemon (Citrus limon) yang paling banyak disukai responden.
Kata kunci : Minyak Atsiri Peppermint, Lemon, Aromaterapi
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