Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis) as an Alternative Product Used in Aromatherapy

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Essential oils in the modern age have been eminent in the society, yet such products are still costly in the market. A reason for this is the soaring expenses utilized upon the required processes of creating essential oils. In addition, an emerging dilemma upon the acidity of Citrus sinensis peels has been proven to degrade the quality of lands once disposed. Therefore,, this study aimed to resolve the aforementioned problems, and is accomplished through extracting the essential oil from the peel and making a product out of it ¬ -liquid and powdered form, and assess how long the fragrance will last.

METHODS

Two set-ups were created, Set-up A for the liquid form and Set-up B for powdered form, were observed and analyzed in terms of increasing time intervals. This is to determine which of the two experimental set-ups is best to be utilized in terms of how long the fragrance will last, respectively. Each set-up undergoes three trials with increasing amount of product used, and was observed in two types of room -open and closespace. The data were gathered after the smell completely vanished approximately after 16 days.

RESULTS

At 0.01 level of significance, it was concluded that the relationship between the amount of liquid of essential oil, which is Set-up A, and the length of time in an open room is positive, as indicated by the p-value of 0.005 respectively. With this said, the lasting of fragrance was directly proportional to the product used as it increases. In powdered form, which is Set-up B, at the same level of significance, the computed value was highly correlated. This indicates that the grams have a significant relationship to the length of time that the scent would last. Overall, it was concluded that the powdered form's fragrance last longer than the liquidform.

DISCUSSIONS

The results showed the need for improvement of the liquid form of the attar in terms of the lasting of its aroma in both type of rooms. In addition, the researcher also recommends utilizing and exploring other forms of experimentation and testing to attain more accuracy. Moreover, the powdered form was highly recommended as it is cheaper and the fragrance last longer than the liquid form.