Influence of the Addition of the Essential Oil of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanii) in Soap Against Skin Care
Abstract
Cinnamon contains the compound eugenol 3.11% and cinnamaldehyde (90.24%) and coumarin (53.46%), which can reduce acne blemishes on an oily face and have a thinning effect on stain and acne busting speed. In addition, cinnamon also contains vitamin C that plays and protects the skin from UV rays from bad influences that cause premature aging and prevent the formation of melanin. Cinnamon can be processed into oil through distillation. The Cinnamon essential oil can be mixed in cosmetic products such as herbal soap and utilized for skin care. For this research, the herbal soap was developed with a mixture of cinnamon oil. The process began from the preparation of materials by processing Cinnamon Bark essential oil into cinnamon and mixing with essential oils in the formula herbal soap to become a soap product. Soap herb blend of cinnamon oil can be used to clean the face and it helps in removing the stain of acne scars. The research sample includes 10 people, divided into two groups, the experimental group using the soap mixed with essential oils and a control group with treatment using the facial Soap. Each skin care treatment consists of as much as eight treatments. The results showed that there is an influence of soap mixed with essential oils against the decline in the growth of acne scars dark flecks.
Keywords: distillation, cinnamon oil, soap, acne scars, flecks of acne scars
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