Abstract:
Body scrubs are gaining their popularity in the market. Natural products are also gaining their popularity, so this research was aimed to develop the body scrubs containing abrasives from coconut flesh meal, which was a waste product from coconut milk industry. Two types of coconut flesh meals, white and black coconut flesh meal, were studied. Each coconut flesh meal was dried, and then it was grinded before further sieving through the sieve. Three sieves of 35, 60 and 120 mesh were used. Parameters such as morphology, moisture content and fatty acid content of the coconut flesh meal were studied. Coconut flesh meals were further developed into oil-base body scrub. Formulated body scrubs were studied for their preferences in 10 volunteers. The results found that the most appropriate body scrub was the formula that contained white coconut flesh meal at 35 mesh size used at 10% w/w in the formula. Stability of formulated product was also studied by using freeze-thaw cycles and centrifugation. The results found that the formulated product had good stability.