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Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

Attitudes towards hair, such as hairstyles and hair removal, vary widely across different

cultures and historical periods, but it is often used to indicate a person’s personal beliefs or social

position, such as their age, gender or religion.

Hair is a filamentous biomaterial that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Hair is one

of the defining characteristics of mammals. The human body, apart from areas of skin, is covered

in follicles which produce thick terminal and fine hair. Most common interest in hair is focused

on hair growth, hair type and hair care, but hair is also an important biomaterial primarily

composed of protein, notably keratin.

Hair conditioner is different from crème rinse. A crème rinse simply detangles and, as its

name implies, it has a thinner consistency than conditioner. Hair conditioner is a thicker

substance which coats the cuticle of the hair itself.

For centuries, natural oils have been used to condition human hair. These natural

products are still used today, including essential oils such as tea tree oil and carrier oils such as

jojoba oil. The researchers thought of banana (Musa paradisiaca) and rice (Oryza sativa)

straw extracts as a modern hair conditioner.

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Statement of the Problem

General Problem: This study aims to ascertain the effectiveness of Blended Banana

(Musa paradisiaca) fruit and Rice (Oryza sativa) straw extracts in making hair conditioner.

Specific Problem: Specifically it sought to answer the following:

1. What chemical components present in banana fruit and rice straw that can be

used in producing hair conditioner?

2. What mixture of banana-rice straw extract can yield the best result in making a

hair conditioner?

3. Is there any significant difference between a commercial hair conditioner and

banana-rice straw hair conditioner in terms of:

a.) texture;

b.) glossiness;

c.) scent of the hair after using?

Hypothesis:

The following hypothesis will be tested at 0.05 level of significance.

Ho: There is no significant difference between the commercial hair conditioner and banana fruit

and rice straw extracts as hair conditioner in terms of:

a.) texture;

b.) glossiness;

c.) scent

Ha: There is a significant difference between the commercial hair conditioner and banana fruit

and rice straw extracts as hair conditioner in terms of:

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a.) texture;

b.) glossiness;

c.) scent

Significance of the Study

The results of the study could lead to the discovery of an affordable, eco-friendly product

out of blended banana fruit and rice straw extract.

Girls. They will have beautiful and healthy hair that every girls dream.

Vendors. Their income will increase. Since this hair conditioner is cheap and easy to make.

Scope and Delimitation

This investigation focuses on the effects of blended banana fruit and rice straw extracts

as hair conditioner. The only part of the plants that will be used in the study are the extracts and

the other parts are delimited. The conditioner would locally avail materials specifically banana

and rice straw. The study will be conducted at the Benigno V. Aldana National High school

Laboratory in Pozorrubio, Pangasinan from June 2014-August 2014.

Definition of terms

Banana- will be used for moisturizing the hair

Hair conditioner- conditioning the hair

Rice straw- the one that will be used to produce a rice straw extract.
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Chapter 2

Review of Related Literature

Hair Conditioner

Hair conditioner is a hair care product that is applied after shampooing in order to

condition the hair. It is most useful for people with dry or damaged hair, as people with naturally

oily hair may find conditioner weighs their hair down rather than improves the overall look and

feel of it. There are a wide range of hair conditioning products, including those you rinse out,

leave in, or spray on.

Hair conditioner that is applied after shampooing and then rinsed out is the most common

type of application for people with dry or damaged hair. Its purpose is to condition the hair by

restoring moisture, albeit artificially, and smoothing the cuticles of the hair follicles.

Conditioner is often comprised of both artificial and natural ingredients with some of the more

common natural moisturizers including jojoba, tea tree oil, Shea butter, and aloe.

Leave-in conditioner is another type of hair conditioner that is either sprayed on or rubbed

in to towel-dried hair and permitted to remain on the hair without rinsing. This can be a

particularly useful method of conditioning hair, especially for highly active individuals. Spray on

conditioner is great for swimmers and athletes to use between deeper, more intensive

conditioning treatments.

(http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-hair-conditioner.htm#didyouknowout)
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Banana

Bananas are a staple starch for many tropical populations. Depending upon cultivar and

ripeness, the flesh can vary in taste from starchy to sweet, and texture from firm to mushy.

Both the skin and inner part can be eaten raw or cooked. The banana's flavor is due, amongst

other chemicals, to isoamyl acetate which is one of the main constituents of banana oil.

During the ripening process, bananas produce the gas ethylene, which acts as a plant

hormone, and indirectly affects the flavor. Among other things, ethylene stimulates the formation

of amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch into sugar, influencing the taste of bananas.

The greener, less ripe bananas contain higher levels of starch and, consequently, have a

"starchier" taste. On the other hand, yellow bananas taste sweeter due to higher sugar

concentrations. Furthermore, ethylene signals the production of pectinase, an enzyme which

breaks down the pectin between the cells of the banana, causing the banana to soften as it

ripens.

Bananas are eaten deep fried, baked in their skin in a split bamboo, or steamed in

glutinous rice wrapped in a banana leaf. Bananas can be made into jam. Banana pancakes are

popular amongst backpackers and other travellers in South Asia and Southeast Asia. This has

elicited the expression Banana Pancake Trail for those places in Asia that cater to this group of

travellers. Banana chips are a snack produced from sliced dehydrated or fried banana or

plantain, which have a dark brown colour and an intense banana taste. Dried bananas are also

ground to make banana flour. Extracting juice is difficult, because when a banana is compressed,

it simply turns to pulp. Bananas feature prominently in Philippine cuisine, being part of traditional

dishes and desserts like maruya, turrón, and halo-halo or saba con yelo.
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Most of these dishes use the Saba or Cardaba banana cultivar. Bananas are also commonly

used in cuisine in the South-Indian state of Kerala, where they are steamed, made into curries,

fried into chips or fried in batter. Bananas fried with batter similar to the Filipino maruya or Kerala

pazhampori, is a popular dessert in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. A similar dish is known

in the United Kingdom and United States as banana fritters.

Plantains are used in various stews and curries or cooked, baked or mashed in much the

same way as potatoes, such as the Pazham Pachadi prepared in Kerala.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana)

Rice Straw

Rice straw is the vegetative part of the rice plant (Oryza sativa, L.), cut at grain harvest

or after. It may be burned and left on the field before the next ploughing, ploughed down as soil

improver or used as a feed for livestock (Kadam et al., 2000). Rice straw is a major forage in

rice-producing areas.

Rice originates from Asia where it has been cultivated since 6500 BC and is now

naturalized in most and tropical and subtropical regions. Rice grows from 53°N in China to

35°S in Australia. The optimal growing conditions are: 20-30°C average day-temperature with

night temperature over 15°C; fertile, heavy soils, 6.5-7 pH. Most varieties ("swamp rice", "lowland

rice") must be planted in stagnant water and require 200 mm rainfall/month or equivalent amount

from irrigation, whereas others ("mountain rice" or "upland rice") require less irrigation and 750

mm rainfall on a 3-4 months period and no desiccation. Rice straw can be treated in order to

improve its nutritive value. Those treatments are designed to enhance feed intake or/and

digestibility. Improving digestibility may be achieved through mechanical, chemical, heat and

pressure treatments. (http://www.feedipedia.org/node/557)

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Related Studies

In the study of Eudes Anthony C. Garcia, he used the feasibility of Aloe barbadensis,

Pandanusodoratissimus and Cocos nucifera as a New Organic Hair Conditioner.

Aloe barbadensis (Aloe Vera). Pandanusodoratissimus (Pandan) and the oil extract of Cocos

nucifera (Coconut) or the VCO- three very beneficial plants known to man. As we all know all

of them are powerful alone but when combined together the possibilities are endless.

The study yearns to know the possible effects with the three mixed together. The aloe Vera,

known as the miracle plant, has the capability of stimulating the fibroblast cell of the scalp to

produce healthy hair. The oil extract of coconut generating a by-product called the virgin

coconut oil (VCO), is known as the healthiest oil in earth. The coconut oil contains a fat

molecule named “medium chained fatty acid” (MCFA) that helps lower the risks of heart

diseases and bad cholesterol. Many other benefits can be derived from coconut but the most

common use is being a hair conditioner for the Filipino masses. It softens hair, relieves

dryness thus helping to control dandruff and support the natural chemical balance of the

scalp. The use of pandan leaves as a masking agent for the strong smell of the aloe Vera. Its

aromatic content is commonly used in cooking and aromatherapy.

There are four processes involved in the experiment; gathering of materials, extraction, boiling

and then packaging.

Testing was conducted on a single test subject wherein three different combinations were

blended to test the potency of each sample.

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Synthesis of the Study

In searching through the different sources of information, the researcher is able to

gather facts that blended banana (Musa paradisiaca) fruit and rice (Oryza sativa) straw

extracts have a possibility that they can be made as hair conditioner as based on the

information on www.wikipedia.org.com which stated that blended banana (Musa paradisiaca)

fruit and rice (Oryza sativa) straw extracts can be used for making hair conditioner. It has also

other benefits which prove that banana and rice straw can make the hair strong and healthy.

Paradigm of the Study

The figure below shows the illustration which shows the process which will be

conducted in the study.

INPUT OUTPUT

Blended Banana (Musa paradisiaca) fruit

and Rice (Oryza sativa) *Affordable

Process
Straw extracts *Eco-friendly

*Non-Toxic

Hair conditioner

Figure 1. The Relationship of Variables in the Study.

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Chapter 3

METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the methods and procedures employed in the conduct of this

science investigatory project proposal. It also includes the research design, materials or the

instrumentation, procedures used in producing the blended banana (Musa paradisiaca) fruit

and rice (Oryza sativa) straw extracts as hair conditioner.

Research design

The research design used in this study is the Completely Randomized Design (CRD).

There will be three treatments with three replications per treatment. The different treatments

are shown in Table 1.

Table 1.

Treatments Olive oil Honey Ilang-ilang Blended Rice Straw

extract Banana Extract

(mL) (mL) (mL) Fruit (mL)

(mL)

1 5 5 5 50 100

2 5 5 5 100 100

3 5 5 5 150 100
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Procedural Details

To produce a hair conditioner out of blended banana (Musa paradisiaca) and rice (Oryza

sativa) straw ash extracts, 300 mL of rice straw extract, 300 mL blended banana fruit extract, 15

mL ilang-ilang extract, 15 mL honey, 15 mL olive oil were to be gathered by the researchers. To

produce the rice straw extract, first the 200 g rice straw must be gathered. Then, the gathered

rice straw will be washed thoroughly and will be put into a ____ and boil it for 3 minutes. To

produce the banana fruit extract, the gathered banana fruits will be blended and the blended

banana will be served as the extract. Then, after the materials needed are prepared they will be

all separated into three different treatments. The treatment 1 will consists 5 mL olive oil, 5 mL

honey, 5 mL ilang-ilang extract, 50 mL banana extract and 100 mL rice straw extract. Treatment

2 will consists 5 mL olive oil, 5 mL honey, 5 mL ilang-ilang extract, 100 mL banana extract and

100 mL rice straw extract. Treatment 3 will consist 5 mL olive oil, 5 mL honey, 5 mL ilang-ilang

extract, 150 mL banana extract, and 100 mL rice straw extract.

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Experimental Design Flow Chart

GATHERING OF ALL
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

BLENDING THE BANANA FRUIT AND

PRODUCING RICE STRAW EXTRACT

PREPARING THE DIFFERENT TREATMENTS

TESTING AND DATA GATHERING

DATA EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS

FORMULATING CONCLUSION
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Scale of the Study

Efficacy of Banana and Rice Straw Extract as hair conditioner

Table 1. Scale for texture of the hair

5 very smooth
4 smooth
3 slightly smooth
2 rough
1 very rough

Table 2. Scale for glossiness of the hair

5 very shiny
4 shiny
3 moderately shiny
2 dull
1 very dull

Table 3. Scale for scent of the hair

5 very fragrant
4 fragrant
3 moderately fragrant
2 unpleasant odor
1 very unpleasant odor

Cost analysis

Banana P 40.00

Olive oil P 100.00

Honey P 70.00

Total P 210.00
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Work plan

Activities
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
1. Planning of the
experiment May 28-30

2. Setting of
experiment June 10-
design 20
3.Procurement of
supplies and June-
materials July
4. Preparation of
the product July-
August
5. Testing the
result August

6. Writing of result
August
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