Title: Development of aromatherapy candles using essential oils from local plants
Abstract: In this study, aromatherapy candles were made from aroma medicinal plants namely
Citrus limon, Citrus sinensis, Cymbopogon citra/us, and Cymbopogon nardus. The
essential oils of C. limon, C. sinensis, C. citratus, and C. nardus were extracted using
hydrodistillation method, the yield of essential oil was 0.41 % (w/w), 1.20 %, 0.36 %
(w/w), 0.48 % (w/w) respectively. These essential oils were analyzed using GC-MS.
Ten components such as Limonene (48.45 %), s-Pinene (14.25 %), cis-Geraniol
(4.43 %), α-Terpineol (2.74 %), IR-α-Pinene (2.62 %), L-4-Terpineol (1.99 %),
Nerylacetate (1.56 %), Geranylacetate (1.19 %), Terpinolen (1.13 %) and s-Bisabolene
(0.92 %) were identified in essential oil of C. limon while ten compounds
which were limonene (91.20010), s-Myrcene (2.73%), s-Linalool (1.24%), and IR-α-Pinene
(0.73%), α-Terpineol (0.36 %), 3-Carene (0.39 %), L-s-Pinene (0.30 %), flCitrnellol
(0.28 %), L-4-Terpineol (0.26 %) and I-Decanol (0.22 %) in essential oil of
C. sinensis were identified. Ten compounds such as a-Citral (33.29 %), s-Citral
(28.70 %), fl-Maaliene (7.78 %), tau-Muurolol (3.94 %), s-trans-Ocimene (3.25 %), s-Pinene
(2.97 %), cis-Geraniol (2.45 %), cis-Verbenol (2.47 %). Juniper camphor
(2.37 %) and α-Pinene(1.06 %) in essential oil of C. citratus were identified. The
major components in C. nardus essential oil were cis-Geraniol (18.53 %). s-Citronella
(14.23 %), (R)-(+)-s-Citronellol (11.98 %), α-Cadinol (8.95 %), τ-Eudesmol (7.68 %),
Geranylacetate (4.72 %), Citronellylacetate (3.81 %), Elemol (3.54 %). s-Linalool
(3.78 %), and lastly tau-Muurolol (2.94 %). Thirty three aroma therapy candles were
made with formulation of 40 g of paraffin wax mixed with 1 mL of essential oils. The
aromatherapy candles made could bum for six hours long and release aroma after two
hours lighting. It was lead-free and sootless.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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