Various Techniques on Activating Carbon (Charcoal) for Cosmetic Materials As an Effort of Local Plant Empowerment
Dwi Atmanto

Engineering Faculty - Jakarta State University

Abstract

The purpose of this research activity is to identify the technology of making cosmetic products that are produced from charcoal whose raw materials are from local plants such as bamboo or coconut shells. The activated charcoal produced is mashed until homogeneous. The method used in this activity is the socialization and demonstration of cosmetic technology with the raw material of activated palm shell charcoal and skin moisture testing with a skin analyzer. Activated carbon or charcoal is material in the form of granules or powder derived from carbon-containing materials such as coal, coconut shells, and so on. With a particular treatment that is the activation process such as treatment with high pressure and temperature, activated carbon can be obtained which has a large inner surface. Charcoal is a porous solid containing 85-95% carbon, produced from materials containing carbon by heating at high temperatures. When heating takes place, efforts are made to avoid air leakage in the heating chamber so that the material containing carbon is only carbonized and not oxidized. Besides being used as fuel, it can also be used as an adsorbent. Absorption is determined by the surface area of the particles and this ability can be higher if the charcoal is activated with chemicals or by heating at high temperatures. Thus, the charcoal will experience changes in physical and chemical properties. Such charcoal is referred to as activated charcoal. The active ingredient in charcoal can be used to make cosmetic products among anti-dandruff creams, anti-acne masks, and other cleaning products.

Keywords: charcoal, local pkants, hair healhty, cosmetics, activating carbon in Various Techniques

Topic: Environmental Engineering