“THE CLASSIC”

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CALAMANSI AND SAMPAGUITA AS A PERFUME

AVERILLA, ALLIAH BERNICE G.

JAVIER, KYLE TERRENZE L.
ROMO, ISABELLE JANE C.

SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
MALAYAN COLLEGES LAGUNA
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR

CAPSTONE RESEARCH

MARCH 2018
 INTRODUCTION

Smell plays a huge role for satisfaction, taste of enjoyment and attracting partners

through perfumes. Perfumes may have nice soothing scents however; according to The U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), commercial fragrances

may consist of synthetic chemicals that are manufactured in the laboratory such as acetyl, benzyl

alcohol, limonene, acetone, and ethanol, that are toxic and can cause different side effects like

nausea, headaches and allergies to the consumer. Generally, these harmful chemicals not just

only affect a health of an individual but the environment as well. That is why the researchers

came up with an idea of creating an ideal perfume that everyone can use considering all aspects.

The researchers made a perfume named “The Classic” by using Calamansi and

Sampaguita as the main component. Calamansi and Sampaguita has been used as it is easily

cultivated here in the Philippines and the researchers believes that the fresh and citrusy smell can

be a compliment mixture with sweet and mellow fragrance. And, Calamansi and Sampaguita are

suitable compound for a perfume because they have these properties that eliminates bad smell

and can be used as a freshener. The perfume was consisting of the extracted calamansi and

sampaguita which become essential and carrier oil respectively, that has been mix with alcohol

as the base compound. These materials are all organic that is why it is chemical free and at the

same time affordable. The organic perfume can be a solution for the problem as it is beneficial in

three areas such as quality, health, and the environment.

Objectives

The following are the objectives that the researchers want to aim at the end of this study:

 Create a perfume that can be a substitute to commercial perfume

 Create perfume that is cheap and cost efficient

 Create a perfume that is natural and safe

 Expand the market of Filipino farmers by using Calamansi and Sampaguita

 Reduce the number of skin allergies due to harmful chemicals present in

commercial perfumes

Rationale

This capstone project is highly beneficial because it addresses problems in health and

contributes to the economy of the country by producing organic perfume. Organic perfume is

beneficial and ideal for every individual who have conditions like skin allergies, asthma,

headache, and other health problems, because it contains natural components that will keep the

individual away from dangers. This capstone project is also significant to the environment

because the World Health Organization (2016) reports that 92% of the world, breathes polluted

air and more than two million premature deaths each year have been recorded. And one of the

sources that penetrate air pollution is the chemical and synthetic component of commercial

perfume like benzyl, etc., as these chemicals are said to spread and evaporate into air, that is why

if the organic perfume was accepted and used, it can prevent and lessen the air pollution in the

environment and the good quality of air can be achieved. Lastly, is its impact in the economic

aspect, commercial perfumes have abundantly patronized by perfume users everywhere, but of

course the only one that can highly benefit in terms of economic growth are countries that mainly
manufacture perfumes like France, Italy, etc., comparing to what researchers did that was natural

perfume which its component are easily cultivated in the Philippines. By means of that, GDP

will increase and the economy of the Philippine will benefit, because according Bureau of

Economic Analysis (2017), Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is one of the main indicators used to

determine the health of a country's economy. It will also become advantageous in the part of

farmers and vendors in the Philippines, as the production will increase as well as its sales.
 CAPSTONE ACTIVITY

Activities

• Perfume Prototype

• Bookmark for Promotion

• Infomercial

• Poster

To promote or disseminate information regarding the perfume, some activities were

conducted. First, the researchers created an infomercial, which contains promotion about the

perfume that was named as “The Classic” and also information on how the perfume was created.

The said commercial was about a minute long but it was brief and concise. Since the commercial

is too short the researchers also prepared a poster that contains the summarized version of the

research study and the researchers conducted a short discussion regarding the perfume. After the

discussion the researchers allotted time for a short “question and answer” portion for the

audiences regarding the infomercial or the discussion. The researchers also brought the perfume

prototypes and let the target audiences to test and smell if they wanted to. By testing and

smelling the perfume, the audiences were able to answer the feedback forms that were given to

them. The researchers also prepared some bookmarks that were shaped like a perfume and the

said bookmarks contain short information regarding “The Classic” perfume. The researchers

thought of making bookmarks instead of flyers, as it can be very useful especially to those who

love to read. The bookmark is not only beneficial to the researchers by means of promotion; it is

also beneficial to the target audiences.

Gantt chart of Activities

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 8
Week 6

Week 7

Week 9
Activities

Capstone Output

Plan

Consultation
Improvisation of

the perfume

Poster Making

Making of

Bookmarks and

Feedback forms
Shooting of the

infomercial
Editing of the

infomercial
Room to room

promotion
Capstone Output

Plan
Revision of final

paper
Submission of the

Final Paper

Final output

a. Feedback form
b. Bookmark

c. Infographic
d. Sample Attendance Sheet
 RESULTS

Documentation
On

Figure 1. Introducing the Research Topic

Figure 1, the researchers were presenting and introducing what the research is all about to the

students of a specific class. The researchers were giving a heads-up information before

presenting the final outputs that the researchers made.

Figure 2. Presenting the Final Outputs

On Figure 2, the researchers were showing the final output that will give the students

relevant and essential information about the research. These final outputs were made to promote

the research and to disseminate important information to help the students and other people

understand the goal of the research.

Figure 3. Students trying out the perfume

 On Figure 3, to better promote the research, the researchers brought the perfume so that

the students can really see and smell the perfume and test if it smells good or bad. Bringing the

perfumes resulted to good outcomes because the students already have a basis in answering the

feedback form.

Feedback Result

Table 1. Feedback from the students

Based from the table above, it shows that almost all of the students think that the video
QUESTION YES NO NO ANSWER TOTAL
Do you think the 100 3 1 104
video is
informative?
Based from the 68 35 1 104
video you just
watched, do you
think Calamansi
and Sampaguita
is effective as a
perfume?
Would you 44 57 3 104
consider using
the perfume
made with
Calamansi and
Sampaguita?
being presented to them by the researchers is informative and that the students learned something

from the video and the further explanation of the researchers. Disseminating the information is

very important especially for a research that needs more clarification. For the second question on

Table 1, 68 out of 104 said that the Calamansi and Sampaguita is effective as a perfume.

However, 57 out of 104 said that the perfume is not considered to be use by the students.

Part of the feedback form is the question, “What are your thoughts about the perfume

made from Calamansi and Sampaguita?”, althought not showed in Table 1, the opinions from the
students is cut into good and bad feedbacks. The researchers brought 2 sample perfumes for the

students or the respondents to smell it. The perfumes brought were Perfume B or the Perfume

that has more Calamansi carrier oil and Perfume C, which is the perfume that has more Samguita

essential oil. There were mixed comments about the perfume, most of them were confused and

shocked because it is unusual to combine Sampaguita and Calamansi in perfume making. Some

said that the perfume made with Calamansi and Sampaguita is interesting and innovative because

it’s quite unique and it was something new for the students. Some students also said that it has

the potential and can still be improved. The researchers agreed to this opinion because materials

and facilities were limited when the perfume was made. Lastly, the scent is unexpected because

it has a unique scent among other perfumes available. Some students even suggested that it could

also be used as an air freshener. However, there are also students who thought that the perfume is

weird which is connected to other students’ comment that it still lacks other component for the

Calamansi and Sampaguita to be called a perfume. Based on the results, the researchers can

conclude that the perfume is still effective but can still be improved. If this output plan has been

justified, then the researchers can be able to gather materials that could improve the scent of the

perfume.