Abstract

THE DEVELOPMENT OF HALAL AROMATHERAPY PRODUCTS AND IDENTIFICATION OF ITS CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Ratnaningsih Eko Sardjono*, Asep Kadarohman, Iqbal Musthapa and Rahmi Rachmawati

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to develop halal aromatherapy medicated oil from jasmine, rose, frangipani, tangerine and green tea oils from Indonesia. The halal aromatherapy medicated oil was produced by mixing the wintergreen oil with menthol, camphor and the essential oil respectively. The composition of each material on the halal aromatherapy medicated oil was developed from the survey to obtain the proper composition. The halal aromatherapy medicated oil was characterized by GC-MS to identify the chemical compounds contained. Result showed that the main component in the halal aromatherapy medicated oil for all variants was methyl salicylate. The results of the survey showed that the tangerine variant was the most preferred with a percentage of 25.13%. Meanwhile, the rose variant produced the highest sensation of heat (29.74%). The products gained a positive response with a percentage of interest to aromatherapy oil sales was 69.23%.

Keywords: Halal, Aromatherapy, Essential Oil.