Pemanfaatan Limbah Kulit Siwalan (Borassus Flabellifer) Sebagai Pewarna Alami untuk Produk Intimates (Bra Mastektomi)

Siwalan is spread throughout Indonesia, such as Bali, South Sulawesi, and East Java. Siwalan has many benefits from fruit, leaves, to coir fiber. However, the skin of siwalan is still underutilized. Intimate eco-fashion using natural dyes is still underdeveloped, especially in the manufacture of mastectomy bras, even though this opportunity is still very large considering the high number of breast cancers in Indonesia. The number of breast cancer sufferers in Indonesia has reached 42.1 people per 100 thousand population. The utilization of waste siwalan’s skin as a natural dye for mastectomy bra products is a fulfillment of the need for mastectomy bras by providing color variations and innovations that are more environmentally friendly. This study was structured using mixed methods. The method is more directed to the qualitative method supported by experiments which are part of the quantitative method. The objectives of this research include: (a) Produce natural dyes through experiments from siwalan’s skin extract on tencel fabrics that are most in demand by potential customers; (b) Produce a mastectomy bra based on eco fashion through observation of intimates fashion 2023 design and color preference using palm tree extract by prospective customers. The novelties in this research include: (a) Making textile products with natural coloring derived from the palm bark; (b) Functioning the material that has been dyed into a mastectomy bra product. This resulted in conclusions, namely: (a) The production of textile products with natural dyes derived from the skin of the palm tree; (b) The result will be an innovation in the field of fashion that is more environmentally friendly, a mastectomy bra made from dyed tencel fabric will function very well and have beautiful colors that are environmentally friendly.