Local Community Empowerment in Developing Processing of Cinnamon Essential Oil (Cinnamomum burmannii) as a Skin Care Material
Dwi Atmanto (a*), Sitti Nursetiawati (b)
(a) (b) State University of Jakarta, Faculty of Engineering, Cosmetology Education, Rawamangun East Jakarta. 13220
Abstract
The urban air environment that has been polluted by vehicle and industrial exhaust emissions pollutants causes dry and irritated skin. Cinnamon essential oil containing cinnamaldehyde (60.72%), eugenol (17.62%) and coumarin (13.39%) functions as an antibacterial and can treat skin due to polluted air environment. Cinnamon essential oil can be used as a cream and soap ingredient. Soap and cream products can be used for skin care. Cinnamon trees are widely planted in the Subang area of West Java. This study aims to determine community empowerment in the Subang area in developing the processing of essential oils. The research was conducted by surveying the training sites of the Subang community in developing plantations of cinnamon trees and processing them by steam distillation, so that essential oils were obtained. Samples were taken purposively as many as 30 people. The results of the study show that a. through steam distillation, cinnamon essential oil is obtained, b. cinnamon tree waste such as leaves can be processed distillation into essential oils, c. Local people can practice processing essential oils as a result of training, and d. The community can develop the business of processing cinnamon essential oil independently, so that it can be used to add value to family income.
Keywords: essential oil, cinnamon, community empowerment, steam distillation, skin care material.
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