Liquid soap is a liquid form that is generally made
by using oils or fats intended to clean the skin, made
with additives namely surfactants, preservatives,
foam stabilizers, deodorizers and dyes that are
allowed, and used for bathing without causing
irritation to the skin. Liquid soap has the ability to
emulsify oily dirt so that it can eliminate bacteria and
dirt that sticks to the skin (Foddai, Grant, and Dean.,
2016).
Based on research conducted by Baharium (2014)
states that ethanol extract of cocoa beans (Theobroma
cacao L.) has an antibacterial effect in inhibiting
Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium which is carried
out in vitro. Therefore, this research conducted on the
formulation and antibacterial activity test of liquid
soap extract from cocoa beans (Theobroma cacao L.)
against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli
bacteria. This research included extracts making from
cocoa beans by maceration and liquid soap
formulation that is tested on Staphylococcus aureus &
Escherichia coli bacteria to determine the inhibitory
power of bacteria to the formulation of liquid soap
preparations from cocoa bean extract with alkali
(KOH), and then testing soap evaluation namely
organoleptic test, pH, foam ability test and irritation
test.
2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
Ripe cocoa beans and fresh yellow color are taken
from Lake Rambai Village, Batang Gansal Sub
District, Gansal District, Inhu, Riau. Cocoa beans that
have been taken are sorted to get fresh seeds, then
washed with running water and dried by direct
exposure to sunlight.
2.1 Making Simplicia Powder
Cocoa beans that have been dried are mashed by
pounding them before blend to get more uniform size.
Then the powder is weighed as much as 500 grams,
and then put into a container for extraction purposes
by using the maceration method.
2.2 Research Tools and Materials
The tools used in this study include laboratory
glassware, aluminum foil, autoclaves, 65 mesh
sieves, stirring rods, blenders, bushes, petri dishes,
hotplates, incubators, calipers, ose needles (diameter
1, 78 dm), cotton, disc paper, filter paper, LAF
(Laminar Air Flow), magnetic stirrer, 20 μl
micropipette, microscope, oven, pH meter,
pycnometer, rotary evaporator, digital scales and
vortex. The materials used in this study include stearic
acid, aquadest, cocoa beans, Butyl Hydroxy Toluene
(BHT), 80% ethanol, ethyl acetate, FeCl
3
, glycerin,
H
2
SO
4
, HCl 2N, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose
(HPMC), Ethanol 80%, ethyl acetate, FeC
l3
, glycerin,
H
2
SO
4
, HCl 2N, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose
(HPMC), indicators of phenolphthalein, potassium
hydroxide (KOH) 0.1 N, chloroform, 0.9% NaCl
solution, n-hexane solution, Mueller-Hinton Agar,
coconut oil, castor oil, olive oil, Nutrient agar,
Na
2
SO
4
anhydrous, NaOH 2 N , and Dragendorff
reagent, Lieberman-Bouchardat reagent, lead (II)
acetate 0.4 N. The bacteria used were pure cultures of
Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
2.3 Phytochemical Screening Test
Phytochemical screening is carried out to analyze
bioactive content which is useful as an antibacterial
or as a treatment. The phytochemical screening test of
this cocoa bean powder, namely:
2.3.1 Flavonoids Test
10 g of simplicia powder were added with 100 ml of
hot water. The mixture is then boiled for about 5
minutes, and then filtered when it is hot. As much as
5 ml of filtrate was obtained, added 0.1 g of Mg
powder, 1 ml of concentrated HCL and 2 ml of amyl
alcohol, shaken, and allowed to separate. Flavonoids
are positive if there is red, yellow, or orange color in
the amyl alcohol layer (Cocan et al., 2018; Delazar,
Asgharian, and Asnaashari., 2017).
2.3.2 Tanin Test
0.5 g of simplicia powder sample was added with 10
ml of distilled water. The extraction result is filtered
then the filtrate obtained is diluted with distilled water
until it is colorless. The results of this dilution are
taken as much as 2 ml, and then added with 1-2 drops
of iron (III) chloride. A blue or blackish green color
indicates tannins (Cocan et al., 2018;, Delazar,
Asgharian, and Asnaashari., 2017).
2.3.3 Test of Saponins
As much as 0.5 g of simplicia powder was put into a
test tube and 10 ml of hot aquadest was added, chilled,
then shaken vigorously for no less than 10 minutes to
as high as 1-10 cm of the froth obtained. Furthermore,
with the addition of 2N hydrochloric acid, if the foam
does not disappear, the results obtained indicate the
presence of saponins contained in a simplicia (Cocan