Production of Perfume and Determination of the Physiochemical Features from Locally Available Lemongrass Leaves Extract

Abstract

The main purpose of this work is to extract essential oil from locally and readily available Lemongrass as natural plants for the formulation of perfume as opposed to synthetic chemicals, with the end goal of eliminating the negative consequences that are associated with the usage of synthetic chemicals. Plants with no established edible use are considered waste in most parts of Nigeria, especially those considered as wild. However, lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) leaves containing essential oils, can be used for the production of perfumes that can mask body odours and living homes. Lemongrass essential oil obtained through Soxhlet Extraction was used to formulate perfume using n-Hexane as Solvent media. At 65°C and 150 minutes, the oil yields obtained during extractions were 1.55%, 1.67%, 1.710%, %, 1.73% and 1.80%, respectively. The physicochemical properties of the formulations revealed that the essential oil has a saponification value of 21.04mgKOH/g. And at the same temperature, the density of the lemongrass oil was 0.8865gcm3 at a boiling point of224℃.Theessential oilwasused successfully for the formulation and production of perfume resulted at 15% to 20% strength with Sandalwood as the top note, Lemongrass as the middle note and Lavender as the base note.

Keywords: Essential oil, Solvent Extraction, Perfume, Fragrance, Physiochemical Parameters, Lemongrass,

Formulation, Solvents, Techniques, Yield, Notes, Perfume Concentration