An Investigatory Research on Guamalaya as Herbal Soap

Abstract

As observed, skin care products, especially those with whitening components, take up a large area in section department stores, supermarkets, pharmacies, and online selling. That is why the researcher decided to create a herbal soap made up of guava leaves, malunggay and ampalaya, also known as Guamalaya, which can moisturize the skin, remove pimples, and can be used as a facial soap also. The researcher made this kind of mixture since there are just a few studies of using different kinds of mixtures of ingredients in making soap. The research method utilized in this study is quantitative research. The participants of the study sampled 10 STEM Students and 10 Science Teachers in Bestlink College of the Philippines to test the significant differences in the level of acceptability of Guamalaya in making herbal soap in terms of its properties as a moisturizer, pimple remover, facial soap, and odor. The prominent findings of the study in terms of its properties as a moisturizer, pimple remover, facial soap, and odor are highly acceptable. The assessment of the two groups of respondents differs on the level of acceptability as assessed by the two groups of respondents. As recommended by the respondents, researchers should add some fragrance that lasts to the mixture and should find a neutralizer that will balance the strong smell of the organic ingredients being used. In terms of its properties as a moisturizer and pimple remover, the respondents recommended showing evidence that the experimental soap can be used by having a photograph of a face with a before-and-after effect. On the result of the assessment, there is no significant difference between the assessments of the two groups of respondents in terms of the variables mentioned above. The researchers decided to make an uncommon kind of mixtures of soap from the three main organic ingredients: guava leaves, malunggay, and ampalaya also known as Guamalaya. The experiment used a trial-and-error method that experienced failures during the first, second, third, and fourth samples until it turned successful in the fifth sample by not repeating the mistakes from the first to the fourth sample.