FORMULATION OF TEA TREE OIL (Melaleuca alternifolia) IN PEEL-OFF MASK GEL EXTRACT OF PLANT FLOWS

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Pandan wangi (Pandanus amaryllifolius) is one of the plants that has chemical
content, alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, vitamin C, vitamin E,
polyphenols that function as natural antioxidants. Polyphenols are phenol-derived
compounds that have antioxidant activity. Melaleuca Alternifolia or tea tree is a
type of tree that has small leaves and is up to twenty feet tall, Tea tree oil also
contains α-terpinene, α-terpinolene and γ-terpinene compounds as antioxidants
that function to capture free radicals The purpose of this study was to obtain the
physical quality of the peel-off gel mask preparation of the best pandan leaf extract
tea tree oil formulation, by varying the concentration of pandan leaf extract 1%;
3%, 5% and 7% with tea tree oil concentrations of 2%, 4%, 6% and 8% The peel
off gel mask formulation of tea tree oil pandan leaf extract organoleptically has a
distinctive odor of pandan leaf extract, gel shape and brownish green color. The
best product was obtained in the 16th product with product code d4, this product
has a gel texture, intense green color, and a distinctive aroma of pandan leaves,
the pH of this product is 7.93 and the drying time is 21:47 minutes, able to increase
moisture up to 8% more moist than the initial skin condition. The antioxidant
activity obtained in the wolffia extract peel-off gel mask product is 3.254 μg/mL
categorized in the classification of very strong antioxidant activity.

Keywords: Antioxidant, Peel-Off Gel Mask, Pandan Leaf, Tea Tree Oil.