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Efficacy of a Natural Papain-Induced Enzyme on Virgin Coconut Oil-Based Hand and Body Lotions with Added Orange Peel Extract
The objective of this research was to determine the effect of addition
of natural papain enzyme on virgin coconut oil production and to characterise the
physical quality of hand and body lotions made with virgin coconut oil. A natural papain enzyme was extracted to separate the virgin coconut oil
from blondo and water, and the virgin coconut oil was then made into a hand and
body lotion. The highest yield of virgin coconut oil (13.8±5.30%) was obtained with
a 45% papain enzyme extract. The virgin coconut oil had an acid number of
0.135±0.50%, which fulfilled the SNI 7381:2008 standard for acid numbers. The
peroxide number for the virgin coconut oil was 1.16±0.51 meq/kg and in
accordance with the SNI 7382:2008 standard for peroxide numbers. The
organoleptic test for hand and body lotion products prepared from the virgin
coconut oil extracted with the papain enzyme was carried out with 32 respondents.
The lotion colour had adequate acceptance by the respondents, who also viewed
the lotion texture, homogeneity and humidity as satisfactory