TITLE : EXTRACTION AND OF ESSENTIAL

OIL FROM MARULA LEAVES FOR LOTION

MAKING

STUDENT NAME : SENITAR ZINDIYE

SUPERVISOR NAME : MR G . MAVHAIRE

COURSE AND LEVEL : ND 2 APPLIED

CHEMICAL TCHNOLTEOGY (ACT 2019)
PROBLEM STATEMENT

 There is over reliance on imported essential oils

in Zimbabwe and there is no value addition to
our indigenous resources.
JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY

 The study will help those who are in detergent and

cosmetic making in Zimbabwe as they will be able to
get essential oils locally.

 This project will also help individuals who might also

want to extract their own oils for personal use.
OBJECTIVES
 To extract essential oils from Marula leaves
 To determine the yield of essential oil extracted from Marula
leaves

 To incorporate essential oils extracted from Marula leaves in a

lotion

 To monitor the lotion’s stability

HYPOTHESIS

• There is good quality essential oil in

Marula leaves
 METHODS
 The Amarula leaves used in this study was collected in Buhera
district in April.
 They were then crushed using motor and pestle.
 The sample was left over night in an orbital shaker
 The oil produced were filtered to separate residue from the liquid
oils.
• Soxhlet apparatus was used to extract the essential oil from
the Marula leaves.
• Acetone was used as a solvent
pH Test
• Test the degree of acidity (pH) was performed using a pH meter
with previously calibrated at pH 4 and pH 7. 2 g of lotion was
dissolved in 20 mL of distilled water, then part of the cathode of pH
meter was immersed in the lotion that has been dissolved.
Type of lotion test
• The test was performed by dropping a solution of 0.1 gram of
methylene blue to the sample of lotion, the spread of methylene
blue in preparation was then observed.
• If the methylene blue was spread homogenously, it shows that
the type of lotion is oil in water (O/W), but if the color only in
the form of spots, it shows that the type of lotion is a water in oil
(W/ O).
Thermal stability
• Thermal stability (at 20 °C, 30 °C and 40 °C) of the prepared
formulations was determined
Formulation

Essential oils 10 7.5

LotionBase qs to 100 qs to 100
Viscosity measurements were conducted using a Brookfield
viscometer
Results
Marula oil
Property
Density 0.9445mg/ml
Refractive index [n]D 1.4646

Appearance Clear solution

Colour Yellow
• The essential oil yeild was 24ml which translated to 0.24±0.01%
pH
• pH of all the formulations were found to be 7.20±0.185 and
7.24±0.158 resspectively
Viscosity
• Viscosities of all the formulations were noted and found to be
1256±6.24 and 4897±7.52 CPS at 10 rpm
 Conclusion
• The essential oil yield was
0.24±0.01%
The scented lotion was
successfully made
Recommendation
There is need to study the
biological benefits of marula
leaf essential oil