Open AccessStudy of the water hyacinth extract concentration to the characteristics of gel hand sanitizer
Author(s) -
H. Prasetiawan,
Fitria Ayuningtyas,
Heni Pebrianti,
Megawati Megawati,
Widi Astuti,
Maria Rosalia Kusumaningtyas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/700/1/012037
Subject(s) - hand sanitizer , hyacinth , food science , tannin , bacteria , organoleptic , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , genetics , organic chemistry
Hand hygiene is one of the most important things in the spread of bacteria and virus. The spread of this organism can be stopped by cleaning hands either by washing or sanitizing. Water hyacinth extract contain high flavonoid and tannin which can be used as an active agent in hand sanitizer. Three different extract concentration were examined which are 8, 10 and 12%. Organoleptic test were conducted to examine the shape, colour and scent of the hand sanitizer. Biological test were performed to find the effectiveness of the hand sanitizer against the bacteria. The results showed that hand sanitizer product with 8% water hyacinth extract have better potential in killing the bacteria compared to the other concentration.