PEMANFAATAN TUMBUHAN SEBAGAI BAHAN KOSMETIK OLEH SUKU MELAYU DI KECAMATAN SUNGAI PINYUH KABUPATEN MEMPAWAH
ABSTRACT: Plants as cosmetic
ingredients have been used by ethnic Malay in Sungai Pinyuh Subdistrict,
Mempawah Regency. This research aims to find out the types of plants, forms of
use and processing of plants for cosmetics by ethnic Malays in Sungai Pinyuh
Subdistrict, Mempawah Regency. This research was carried out for three months
from August to October 2015 in the villages of Sungai Bakau Besar Laut and
Sungai Bakau Besar Darat, Sungai Pinyuh Subdistrict, Mempawah Regency. The
respondents were selected using a purposive sampling technique and semi-structured
interviews. The quantitative analysis was conducted to calculate the citation
frequency, informant agreement ratio, percentage of plant parts, and percentage
of plant habitats. Research findings showed that there are 17 species and 17
families used as cosmetic ingredients. There are 5 species used for the body
care; 7 species for facials, 1 species for nail care; 4 species for dental and
lip care; and 3 species for hair care. Parts of the plants widely used as
ingredients in cosmetics are the leaves (57.93%). The highest citation frequency
in this research reaches 54.16% i.e. the henna plant (Lawsonia inermis L). The
methods of processing the plants for cosmetics are by heating, kneading,
crushing or mixing with other ingredients. The use as cosmetics for nail care
receives the highest informant agreement ratio (IAR) i.e. 1, while the lowest
informant agreement ratio is 0.857.
Penulis: Wahyu Styawan, Riza
Linda, Mukarlina
Kode Jurnal: jpbiologidd160110
