아로마 DIY제조과정 및 제품효과 만족도에 관한 연구

Abstract

As the current society is getting complicated and industrialized due to the development of material civilization, people suffer from different kinds of unknown diseases caused by pollution. Especially, children are suffering from skin problems and respiratory ailments. Additionally, household goods at home containing too much chemicals and preservatives cause many side effects. Therefore, people can make household goods at home using different kinds of aromatic oils to solve this problem and reduce the side effects. This DIY process also gives people a chance to experience aromatic oils and gain specialized knowledge about aromatic oils as they gradually get used to using them. Once they are experienced enough, they can be a specialist in aromatic oils and customized management. This plan is the most effective long-term plan rather than a short-term plan and also helps to make the expense twice or three times lower. I selected the 10 household goods of everyday living that people generally use most and presented the process of making DIY aromatic products specifically. The instruction of the process was made carefully that it can be applied to essential oils that suit skin types physically, spiritually, and emotionally. The matters that require attention when following the instruction are as follows: As for the aromatic candles, when you melt aromatic candles and stir the gel too much or simmer it too long after it melted, it might have bubbles when you pour it into a container. As for the bathing products, when you combine sodium bicarbonate and citric acid and it is not powerful enough or you keep them stay too long, they are not easily combined. As for the toner, when you mix solubilizer, essential oil, and water together and do not stir in one direction, the oil and water get separated. As for the lotion, when the water temperature and the temperature of emulsifying wax are not same, they do not get thick enough. If you pay attention to the matters mentioned above, you can make more satisfied products. Next, to measure the customer satisfaction, 20 participants followed the same recipe and made 10 products. The satisfaction and dissatisfaction were measured in a panel form. The result showed that 8 (aromatic gel candle, lip balm, toner, lotion, perfume, soap, and shampoo) out of 10 products had high satisfaction, while 2 (conditioner and bath salt) products had high dissatisfaction. We produced a conditioner that is good for hair loss and a bath salt for arthritis. To be use these products effectively, the ratio of essential oil should be used up to 5 percents and the frequency of use should be more increased and the products will be more effective for a long-term use rather than a short-term use. In short, the recipes of aromatic DIY are not fixed but flexible depending on the symptom or physical condition of people using the product. As long as you pay attention to several matters in process of DIY, you will find out the products that suit you well.