Characterization of Solid Perfume Based On Cocoa B
Characterization of Solid Perfume Based On Cocoa B
Characterization of Solid Perfume Based On Cocoa B
Abstract. Cocoa butter can be obtained from by-product of chocolate powder processing from the
result of mechanical pressing using hydraulic press. As a source of vitamin E, cocoa butter in
cosmetic has some advantages which are to soften and moisturize the skin. Meanwhile, jasmine can
be used as a fragrance in perfume and cosmetics. In this study, cocoa butter was used as raw material
for solid perfume. Its optimal concentration in the product was determined. Solid perfume was made
by melting cocoa butter and beeswax at 90oC followed by adding jasmine oil as fragrance. The
formulation variation of solid perfume was done with cocoa butter concentration 10%, 20%, 30%,
40% and 50% (w/w) and addition of patchouli oil as fragrance fixative agent. The following tests
were carried out on the products: functional group analysis, hardness test, homogeneity test, physical
stability test, melting point test, antioxidant test, and organoleptic test. The result showed that the
variation of cocoa butter concentration affected the physical characteristics of the solid perfume. The
optimum product of solid perfume based on panelists’ organoleptic test was achieved with cocoa
butter concentration of 30%. It had an organoleptic score of 3.63, antioxidant activity with IC50 value
of 201.98μg/mL, hardness penetration 14.16 mm/second, melting point 90oC and pH value 4.
1. INTRODUCTION
Cocoa butter, known as theobroma oil, is a natural fat obtained from cocoa beans processing by mechanical
pressing using a hydraulic press or by chemical processing such as extraction. Cocoa butter is widely used
as basic ingredient in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. It contains compounds that are
beneficial for skin, namely stearic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid also vitamins A, C and E. The addition of
cocoa butter in cosmetics can moisturize, smoothen, and soften the skin. Cocoa butter has melting point
around 30-35oC which is lower than the temperature of the human body thus it seeps into the skin quickly
[1]. Cacao butter consists of fatty acid mostly oleic acid, triacylglycerols and γ-tocopherol [2]. Oleic acid
can disrupt skin barriers thus it can enhance permeability on stratum corneum layer [3]. The fat content
prevents evaporation on the skin and provides lubrication for skin surface which maintains the lipid content
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of the skin thus it has a good texture. Cocoa butter also has similar lipid compositions with skin lipid
composition [4].
Many cosmetic products use cocoa butter as raw material such as cream, sunscreen, lipstick, soap and
shampoo [5]. In this study, cocoa butter was used as raw material of solid perfume. Solid perfume was made
by mixing the wax base, carrier oil, and essential oil as fragrances followed heating process. The liquid
product was poured into a container and allowed to harden at room temperature. Hardiyati et al., has made
solid perfume using the essential oils aroma of vanilla, jasmine and sweet orange. The ingredients of solid
perfume consisted of carrageenan, stearic acid and cetyl alcohol as wax base, triethanolamine, acrylonitrile
butadiene styrene (ABS), preservatives and patchouli essential oils as fixatives [6].
Essential oils are widely used for aromatherapy through respiration which allows to penetrate into the
human body. Cosmetics with aromatherapy purpose used essential oils in skin, body, face and hair products.
It is also safe to use as raw material for perfume [7], [8]. One of the essential oils that often used as fragrances
or perfume is jasmine oil. Besides the nice aroma, jasmine oil also has a pharmacological function, namely
increase breathing speed, increase oxygen absorption in the blood, reduce depression and improve human
mood [9].
Studies related to solid perfume made from cocoa butter are still rarely found. Therefore, in this study,
optimization of solid perfume formulation was carried out using cocoa butter as raw material and jasmine
oil as fragrance. The solid form aims for practical use and storage as well as increase its stability. In this
study, characterization of cacao butter as raw material was conducted by antioxidant test, saponification
numbers and acid numbers test and analysis of the chemical components of jasmine oil essential oils.
Characterization carried out on solid perfume products included functional group analysis, pH test, hardness
level test, homogeneity test, stability test and organoleptic test or hedonic test.
2.1. Materials
The materials used in this study namely, beeswax technical grade (brataco, Indonesia), jasmine oil (brataco,
indonesia), avocado oil (brataco, Indonesia), patchouli oil from Chemical Research Center LIPI, Indonesia
and cocoa butter from Biotechnology Research Center LIPI, Indonesia.
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. The Process of Making Solid Perfume. Cocoa butter and beeswax were melted at 90oC. Jasmine oil
as fragrance was mixed with avocado oil and then added to wax compound. After that, patchouli oil was
added gradually. The mixture was stirred until homogeneous for 30 minutes then cooled and allowed to
harden at room temperature. The composition of solid perfume is shown in Table 1.
Materials F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10
Cocoa butter 10 20 30 40 50 10 20 30 40 50
Beeswax 50 40 30 20 10 50 40 30 20 10
Avocado Oil 10 10 10 10 10 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9
Jasmine Oil 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
Patchouli Oil - - - - - 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
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2.2.2. Characterization. Cocoa butter as raw material was tested for acid number based on SNI 3748:2009,
saponification number based on SNI 3748:2009 and antioxidant test using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
(DPPH) method. Jasmine essential oil and patchouli oil were analyzed for the chemical compounds by Gas
Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) Agilent 7890B with MSD 5977A and refractive index by
refractometer Atago RX-5000α. Solid perfume products were tested for their physical properties that were
pH test using universal pH indicator, hardness level using penetrometer, melting point using the capillary
pipe method and analysis of chemical functional groups using Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR)
Shimadzu IR Prestige-21.
Based on the results, cocoa butter used in this study had good quality with acid and saponification number
below the SNI standard’ threshold. The presence of excess free fatty acids in cocoa products were
undesirable because it indicated low quality product due to moist and unclean storage [10]. The
saponification number indicates the amount of fatty acids. Cocoa butter with saponification fat ranging from
190-200 mgKOH/gr contained fatty acids with moderate molecular weight [11].
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The results of the patchouli oil chemical compounds characterization are shown in Figure 2 and Table 4.
The dominant compositions based on characterization were alpha.-Guaiene, delta.-Guaiene and Patchouli
alcohol. The resulting patchouli oil composition characterization was similar to Ermaya et al (2019) where
the patchouli oil content consisted of Patchouli alcohol 42.75%, Delta-Guaiene 28.3%, Azulene 20.48%,
Trans Caryophellene 11.84%, Seychellence 10.77%, Nephtalene 8.02%, Cycloheptane 6.03 % and
Caryophyllene 5.73% [15].
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Figure 3. FTIR Spectra Functional Groups of Solid Perfume and Raw Materials
Figure 4. Solid Perfume Homogeneity Test with Cocoa butter Concentration (a) 10% (b) 20% (c) 30%, (d)
40% and (e) 50%
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As shown in Figure 5, the penetration value would be higher when more cocoa butter was added. The
highest penetration rate was at 50% cocoa butter concentration by value 13.23-14.16 mm/sec and the lowest
was at 10% cocoa butter concentration by value 0.46-0.66 mm/sec. The addition of cocoa butter made the
solid perfume product soften. The presence of cocoa butter in formulation was an important factor to adjust
the texture and melting point. The cocoa butter affected the composition of solid perfume crystals into a
more stable polymorphic arrangement. More amount of cocoa butter increased the consistency and density
properties [19]. Cocoa butter can filled the space between the mixed ingredients which caused lubrication
process that lead to decrease of rheological properties, texture and thermal properties [20].
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Melting point from solid perfume products generally ranged above 70oC. Solid perfume with the highest
melting point was the formulation with the lowest cocoa butter concentration by value 10%. The increased
of melting point proportional with the increased of product hardness [22]. This corresponded to the
decreased of rheological properties along with increased cacao butter concentration. It caused a decrease in
the solid perfume products’ melting point at high cocoa butter concentration.
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Overall, the observation for 4 weeks on all formulations had good stability for color and aroma
parameters, but had a different texture consistency. The sensory of preparations with high cocoa butter
concentration had soft texture which was uncomfortable when it applied to the skin. Product with high
beeswax concentration had hard texture which was difficult to apply. The addition of waxes such as beeswax
and cocoa butter greatly affected the consistency of the final product [22]. The addition of patchouli oil gave
its distinctive aroma and intensify the scent of jasmine oil. It because the function of patchouli oil was to
hold other scents thus the fragrance didn’t disappear quickly and long last [23].
The most preferable solid perfume formula based on organoleptic test was formula F3, with cocoa butter
concentration 30% without the addition of patchouli oil by preference value 3.63. Panelists did not like solid
perfume with cocoa butter concentration 50% which had the lowest preference value of 1.50.
Based on statistical test using one-way ANOVA, there was a significant difference with probability value
of 0,000 (P <0.005) which showed that the addition of cocoa butter concentration in solid perfume affected
the level of panelist preference. This caused by consistency that was very dependent on the ratio of beeswax
and cocoa butter. Organoleptic test process involved a sensory process and also a cognitive process. This
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sensory analysis can identify the level of acceptance of a product which was the basis for product
development and a reference to the concentration limits of the used ingredients [25].
4. CONCLUSION
The concentration of cocoa butter significantly affected the characteristics of the final product. The process
only involved the physical process because there were no new chemical groups formed in the final product.
The most preferred formulation based on organoleptic test was product with 30% cocoa butter concentration
with a preference level score of 3.63. Solid perfume with 30% cocoa butter concentration had characteristics
of penetration level of 14.16 mm/sec, melting point 90oC, pH value of 4 and IC50 201.98 μg/mL. Solid
perfume products showed homogeneity and physical stability during 4 weeks observation at room
temperature. The optimum formulation of this solid perfume was expected to provide new form aside of
liquid conventional perfumes.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Authors are gratefully acknowledging Program Riset Inovatif-Produktif (RISPRO) Komersial, Indonesia
Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP), Ministry of Finance Republic of Indonesia for funding this
research. Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah, Faculty of Science and Technology, Chemistry
Department and Research Center for Chemistry, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) for laboratory and
analysis facilities.
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