Formulation Lip Balm Combination Of Moringa Seed Oil (Moringa oleifera L.) As An Emolient And Red Dragon Fruit Extract (Hylocereus polyrhizus) As An Natural Color

Abstract

Indonesia is a tropical country full of sunshine. Sunlight when it hits the skin directly, will cause hyperpigmentation and dryness of the skin, especially the lips. To protect the lips from drying out, a lip balm that has a moisturizing effect can be given. A natural ingredient that has a moisturizing effect is Moringa seed oil (Moringa oleifera L.) because it contains oleic acid and antioxidants. In addition to moisturizing lip balm, the dye can also be added to make it more attractive. The dyes used should not be toxic. Natural ingredients that can be used as natural dyes are red dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) which contains anthocyanins. This study aims to formulate lip balm preparations combined with Moringa seed oil (Moringa oleifera L.) as an emollient and red dragon fruit juice (Hylocereus polyrhizus) as a natural dye. Moringa seed oil combined with red dragon fruit juice is formulated in the form of lip balm with different concentrations of Moringa seed oil and red dragon fruit juice, F0 base, F1 13.5% and 6%, F2 15.5% and 8%, F3 17.5% and 10%. Lip balm preparation Physical properties such as organoleptic test, homogeneity, pH test, dispersion test, melting point, and hedonic test. The results showed that increasing the concentration of Moringa seed oil and dragon fruit juice could affect the physical properties, namely lowering the pH value and melting point, increasing spreadability. The hedonic/preferred test with color and texture observations showed different results, namely the most preferred color observation was F3, the most preferred aroma was F0, the most preferred texture was F3. The combination of Moringa seed oil and dragon fruit juice formulated into lip balm preparations produces good physical properties and affects the level of preference of the panelists.