Finishing of Lemongrass Essential Oil on Organic Cotton

Abstract

This research aims to study the optimum conditions for organic cotton and the durability of the scent from absorption finishing with Citronella oil, which is native to Thailand, and put it to an olfactory test with a sample of 30 people. Research   Methodology, Organic cotton fabric samples were tested to verify that they are an organic product. The samples were finished with Citronella essential oil using the absorption method. Each sample varied in temperature (25 and 30 degrees Celsius), time (5, 10, and 15 minutes), and concentration (3 percent and 5 percent). After the absorption process, the samples were then dried and tested by 30 participants for the durability of the scent. The intensity was reported on a scale of 0-10. The data was analyzed using percentages and averages. It was found that among 12 samples, sample no.3 (concentration of 3 percent, temperature 25 degrees Celsius, and 15 minutes) gave the most durable scent with average intensity of 9.40, followed by sample no.1 (concentration 3 percent, temperature 25 degrees Celsius, 5 minutes) and sample no.12 (concentration 5 percent, temperature 30 degrees Celsius, 15 minutes) with average intensity of 9.33 and 8.55 respectively. This research can be further developed in the direction of product development, such as home textiles, special occasion dresses, such as monks' robes, hiking sets that are decorated with anti-mosquito finishes, and even health fabric decoration functions, such as coating with lemongrass oil for latex mattresses.