Abstract
Mosquito repellent lotions generally use ingredients such as diethyltoluamide (DEET). DEET has been mixed by the manufacture of commercial mosquito repellent lotions and used by consumers without regard to the consequences if it is continuing used. Though many natural plants, especially marine plants can also provide the same benefits as a mosquito repellent. Therefore, in this study the aim was to make a lotion based on seaweed (Sargassum polycystum) and mangrove leaves (Rhizophora apiculata) as a mosquito repellent. The treatments in this study were 30% seaweed (L1), 30% mangrove leaf (L2), 15% seaweed, and 15% mangrove leaf (L3), and control (L0). The results showed that the effectiveness of the protective vover of anti-mosquito lotion S. polycystum (L1) was able to protect for 2 hours, (L2) mangrove leaf lotion was able to protect for 4 hours and S. polycycstum lotion and mangrove leaf R. apiculata (L3) were able to protect for 3 hours
Highlights
The potential of seaweed in Indonesia is immense because Indonesian waters have three types of seaweed, namely Rhodophyta, Cholorophyta, and Phaeophyta
The content that can used as an active substance of insecticides from S. polycystum and R. apiculata is the content of saponins and alkaloids
The highest mosquito repellent power is the L2 formulation with the manufacture of lotion with Rhizophora apiculata mangrove leaves as an additive by 30%[16]
Summary
The potential of seaweed in Indonesia is immense because Indonesian waters have three types of seaweed, namely Rhodophyta, Cholorophyta, and Phaeophyta. The seaweed contains bioactive compounds of alkaloids, saponins, and tannins [1]. Indonesia has marine plants that have high potential, such as mangroves. The most common type of mangrove found in R. apiculata It contains bioactive compounds, such as alkaloids, steroids, tannins, saponins, terpenoids [2]. The utilization of marine plants that have high potential can used as an innovation. One of the innovations in processing aquatic plants is the manufacture of mosquito repellent lotions by utilizing the compounds contained in seaweed and mangrove leaves. The content that can used as an active substance of insecticides from S. polycystum and R. apiculata is the content of saponins and alkaloids. The mosquito repellent on the market contains diethyltoluamide (DEET). This study has been made to make a safe mosquito repellent lotion by utilizing marine products
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