FORMULASI DAN STABILITAS SEDIAAN ROLL ON AROMATERAPI JAHE (Zingiber officinale) DENGAN VARIASI KONSENTRASI BUTIL HIDROKSI TOLUEN

Abstract

Aromatherapy roll on preparations are used to improve the well-being of the body, mind and spirit. Meanwhile, ginger oil is used to prevent motion sickness and as an anti-vomiting agent. Therefore, this research aims to formulate roll on aromatherapy preparations from ginger oil and to determine the stability and physical quality of these preparations. Aromatherapy was formulated using ginger oil, menthol, camphor, sunflower oil, and Butyl Hydroxy Toluene (BHT) with various concentrations of 0.05, 0.1, 0.2%, and without BHT. Furthermore, physical quality evaluation was carried out before and after the accelerated stability test which includes organoleptic and peroxide numbers tests. The organoleptic test showed that the preparation was pale yellow, smelled like ginger, warm to the skin, and was homogeneous. Meanwhile, the peroxide number test showed an increase in the peroxide number after the accelerated stability test, but met the specified standards. The lowest peroxide value was found in the preparation with a concentration of 0.2% butyl hydroxy toluene, namely 6.6724 meq / kg and 7.4505 meq / kg before and after accelerated stability test respectively. The results showed that ginger essential oil can be formulated into roll on aromatherapy preparations with varying concentrations of butyl hydroxy toluene and has physical quality stability that meets the requirements.