KARAKTERISTIK FISIKOKIMIA SABUN PADAT TRANSPARAN BERBAHAN DASAR MINYAK SAWIT DARI BAK FAT- PIT DENGAN PENAMBAHAN MINYAK JERUK KALAMANSI

Making transparent soap from palm oil has been successfully carried out. The addition of kalamansi citrus oil could be expected to increase the
advantageof transparent soap. The purpose of this research is to know the
physicochemical characteristics of transparent soap in various additions of
Kalamansi orange oil and to find out which transparent soap is preferred by
panelists. Kalamansi orange oil used comes from the Kalamansi orange
processing industry in Bengkulu. The amount of Kalamansi orange oil added is 1
ml, 2 ml and 3 ml per 60 g of palm oil. The physicochemical characteristics
observed included moisture content, hardness, foam stability, pH, free alkali
content and the level of preference of panelists. The transparent soap produced
have 21.13 - 22.93 % for water content, 0.0197 - 0.0217 mm/g/s for hardness,
65.16 - 77.78 % for foam stability, 10.62 - 10.75 for pH 10.62 - 10.75 and 0,15 –
0,19 % for free alkali. Transparent soap was most preferred by the panelists was
soap with addition 1 ml of Kalamansi orange oil.