Utilization of used cooking oil waste as environmentally friendly aromatherapy candles
Keywords:
waste, used cooking oil, aromatherapy candles, environmentally friendlyAbstract
Used cooking oil waste is one of the environmental problems often encountered due to the high consumption of cooking oil in the community. Careless disposal of used cooking oil can pollute the soil and water, as well as endanger human health due to its carcinogenic compounds. This activity aims to utilize used cooking oil as a raw material for making environmentally friendly aromatherapy candles while improving the community's skills in processing household waste. The activity was carried out by the Community Service Program (KKN) Group 72 of 'Aisyiyah University Yogyakarta together with the women of the Family Welfare Movement (PKK) of RW 02 Notoprajan using a hands-on method. The manufacturing process includes filtering used cooking oil, mixing it with stearic acid and coloring, and adding essential oils for fragrance. The results show that 90% of participants were able to make aromatherapy candles independently and understood their economic value as marketable household products. Utilizing used cooking oil to make aromatherapy candles has proven to reduce environmental pollution while opening up creative business opportunities for the community.
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