The Effect of Citronella Oil Concentration (Cymbopogon nardus (L. ) Rendle) on the Quality of Shampoo and Antifungal Activity of Candida albicans

Abstract

Citronella oil (Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle) was formulated into shampoo preparations to overcome dandruff. Dandruff is a condition which exfoliation of the excess horny layer on the scalp and forms fine scales caused by fungal infections of Candida albicans. The purpose of this study was to determine the antifungal activity and quality of the citronella oil shampoo. Citronella oil was taken using a steam distillation method. The oil produced has good quality because it meet the range of organoleptic requirements, which were the refractive index 1.483, density 0.890g/mL and citronellal content 41.720%. MIC (Minimum Inhibition Concentration) to find out the lowest concentration of shampoo which can still inhibit the growth of Candida albicans was 2%. Citronella oil then formulated into shampoo with F1 (4%) F2 (6%) and F3 (8%) oil concentrations. The results of the quality of shampoo evaluation showed that all formulations met the requirements of pH, viscosity, and foam height. In testing the antifungal activity of shampoo was known that the greater the concentration of oil in the shampoo, the greater the antifungal activity in the shampoo.Keywords: Citronella oil, shampoo, antifungal activity

Pelatihan dan Pendampingan Produksi Minyak Atsiri Sereh Wangi untuk Penguatan Aroma Kosmetik di UMK Bali Sari Wangi Desa Sepang

“…Gambar 1. Kegiatan edukasi minyak atsiri sereh wangi dan cara ekstraksinya Berdasarkan manfaat dari citronella oil tersebut, minyak atsiri citronella oil telah dimanfaatkan baik insect repellent (Ningrum dan Wahyuni, 2018;Sharma, et al, 2019) maupun kosmetik seperti sediaan anti jerawat (Olisvelos, dkk., 2023), shampoo (Ameliana et al, 2019) dan sabun mandi (Rita et al, 2018). Respon peserta pelatihan sangat positif dan antusias mengikuti kegiatan dimana banyak sekali pertanyaan yang disampaikan terkait dengan bagaimana cara menyuling minyak atsiri tersebut dari sereh wangi.…”

Determination of Oil Quality and Antifungal Effect of Selected Citronella Accessions (Cymbopogon nardus, Cymbopogon winterianus) to Formulate an Anti-Dandruff Shampoo

“…The media, Petri plates, and distilled water were autoclaved at 121 ℃ for 15 minutes for sterilization. The sterilized liquid SDA was poured into Petri plates and left until solidified (Ameliana, Almawadah and Wulandari, 2019).…”

“…The DMSO and Captan (N-trichloromethylthio-4-cyclohexane-1,2dicarboximide) were assessed as the negative and positive controls, respectively. The lowest concentration shows an inhibitory zone with no visible growth of fungus during the incubation was considered as the MIC value of the Citronella oil (Ameliana, Almawadah and Wulandari, 2019).…”

“…The essential oil produced from Citronella, enhance its economic value as an herb. A number of studies have found that Citronella oil has therapeutic value due to the major components Geraniol, Citronellol, and Citronellal (Ameliana, Almawadah and Wulandari, 2019) and shows certain anti-fungal properties, which can weaken or destroy certain fungi (Li et al, 2012). It also contains many possible bioactive components with great pharmaceutical and medicinal consequences which can act as anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antioxidant, and anticonvulsant agents (Devi et al, 2016).…”

“…Excessive sweat gland secretion and the appearance of microorganisms on the scalp can also lead to the formation of dandruff. The most common causes of dandruff are the fungi such as Candida albicans (Ameliana, Almawadah and Wulandari, 2019) and Malassezia furfur (Pingili, Vanga and Raparla, 2016). Antidandruff shampoos and other treatment options contains various anti-dandruff substances, including pyrithione, salicylic acid, imidazole derivatives, selenium sulfide, tar derivatives, ketoconazole (Pingili, Vanga and Raparla, 2016) zinc, menthol, and thymol (Ameliana, Almawadah and Wulandari, 2019), etc.…”