Document Type
Paper presentation
School Name
Taytay Senior High School
School Code
ARCH00077
Abstract / Executive Summary
The extracts from E. hirta have antimicrobial properties against a broad range of pathogenic microbes. On the other hand, fabric softeners are a growing component of full laundry care systems, since clothes were designed to wear; despite detergent-based washing, there's a growing demand for fabric softeners to sterilize clothing and prevent reintroduction of harmful microorganisms, making them a crucial part of laundry care systems. However, existing fabric softeners nowadays mostly rely on chemical-based ingredients to prevent microbial growth on clothes; therefore, this study aims to use the antimicrobial properties of the Tawa-tawa plant on the microbes related to the clothes.
Out of sixteen (16) samples of formulated fabric conditioner, eight (8) samples had a tawa- tawa extract, and the rest were existing commercial fabric conditioners. A thoroughexamination was conducted to test the effectiveness of the antimicrobial activity of tawa- tawa extract using microbial media. Using the one-way ANOVA (one-factor ANOVA) for data analysis. From the study conducted, formulated fabric conditioner with tawa-tawa extract along with commercial fabric conditioner passes the standard testing but does not exhibit statistically significant differences. Nevertheless, ethanolic extract added to existing non-antibacterial fabric conditioners stands out among other formulated fabric conditioners, making it an alternative product. In addition, the extract from the tawa-tawa plant using ethanol has enormous potential as a source of antimicrobial. Undoubtedly, this formulated fabric conditioner with tawa-tawa
Keywords:
Tawa-tawa (Euphorbia hirta linn) Fabric softener, Fabric conditioner, Antimicrobial, Clothes, Extract
Exploring the Potential Antimicrobial of Tawa-tawa (Euphorbia hirta linn) Extract Adding to an Existing Fabric Conditioner
The extracts from E. hirta have antimicrobial properties against a broad range of pathogenic microbes. On the other hand, fabric softeners are a growing component of full laundry care systems, since clothes were designed to wear; despite detergent-based washing, there's a growing demand for fabric softeners to sterilize clothing and prevent reintroduction of harmful microorganisms, making them a crucial part of laundry care systems. However, existing fabric softeners nowadays mostly rely on chemical-based ingredients to prevent microbial growth on clothes; therefore, this study aims to use the antimicrobial properties of the Tawa-tawa plant on the microbes related to the clothes.
Out of sixteen (16) samples of formulated fabric conditioner, eight (8) samples had a tawa- tawa extract, and the rest were existing commercial fabric conditioners. A thoroughexamination was conducted to test the effectiveness of the antimicrobial activity of tawa- tawa extract using microbial media. Using the one-way ANOVA (one-factor ANOVA) for data analysis. From the study conducted, formulated fabric conditioner with tawa-tawa extract along with commercial fabric conditioner passes the standard testing but does not exhibit statistically significant differences. Nevertheless, ethanolic extract added to existing non-antibacterial fabric conditioners stands out among other formulated fabric conditioners, making it an alternative product. In addition, the extract from the tawa-tawa plant using ethanol has enormous potential as a source of antimicrobial. Undoubtedly, this formulated fabric conditioner with tawa-tawa
