The Potential and Application of Eucheuma sp. For Solid Soap: A Review

Abstract

Soap is a daily necessity for cleaning the body and face. There are many types of soap products on the market that soap is containing Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS) / Sodium Laureth Sulphate (SLES) and SLS / SLES free soap. Mostly, mass-produced soap (cosmetic industry) and home industry use additives by utilizing the potential of natural resources from terrestrial and marine. This paper is a review on the potential of marine resource that is Eucheuma sp. for solid soap, especially SLS / SLES free solid soap. The results of several research of soap formulation using seaweed as raw materials have been done that were extraction of Eucheuma sp. using maceration method by alcohol compounds solvent and water solvent. This review article is expected to be a reference for researcher and algae soap entrepreneurs in determining their formulation by paying attention to methods that are environmentally friendly and easy to adopt.