An Investigatory Project of Psidium Guajava and Sodium Chloride as Soap for Treating Acne and Exfoliating Skin

Vol.3, No.1D

Abstract

Many people, specifically teenagers, suffer from acne breakouts. Therefore, to care for the skin, the researchers thought of making soap to treat acne, cleanse, moisturize, and exfoliate the skin. The soap will help people make soap with guava leaf extract and salt that can tend to acne and scars, lessen skin ageing, moisturize, and exfoliate to get rid of the skin's dead skin cells. The research design used for the study was quantitative-experimental while utilizing the purposive technique. The statistical treatment used for this study was a T-test to determine the difference between the two groups of respondents. 

Using the questionnaire as the research instrument, the researchers surveyed to identify the level of acceptability of the soap in terms of the ingredients, procedural methodology, effectiveness, and presentation. The respondents are composed of one (1) Dermatologist and five (5) Chemical Engineers. The following procedures were undertaken in the process of developing the soap, preparing all the needed materials, wearing safety equipment, getting the guava leaf extract, putting the extract in another container, boiling water, coconut oil, and olive oil, doing the saponification, making the soap thick then adding salt, putting it to the container, hardening the soap, and presenting and testing the soap. The result of the study in terms of the ingredients, procedural methodology, effectiveness, and presentation is acceptable. The acquired overall weighted mean of the Dermatologist was 2.89, interpreted as Acceptable, and the Chemical Engineers' overall weighted mean was 3.30, interpreted as Acceptable. The T – Critical is 2.571, and the T – computed is -1.26. It indicates no significant difference between the assessment of the Dermatologist and Chemical Engineers. For further improvement of the soap, the respondents recommend adding more ingredients like sunscreen and 1% EDTA for water softening. For effectiveness, attempt distributing the soap to other people. Put your soap in a box or plastic for the presentation to make it hygienic. Also, the researchers should watch and read more tutorials before making the soap. They should manage their time, be responsible, measure the ingredients correctly, and check if the sodium hydroxide was melted. Improve the product for further development of this study that will be helpful for future researchers.

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