Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat: Pembuatan Sabun Aromatik di Kelurahan Loto

Community Service: Production of Aromatic Soap in Loto Urban Village

Abstract

Used cooking oil is no longer needed after cooking, but it can still be used as a basic ingredient for making soap; if thrown away directly, it can potentially pollute the environment. Community service aims to provide useful information and practical experience to Loto Village PKK members in using used cooking oil and cloves as aromatic ingredients for making non-cosmetic soap. The activity was carried out on October 20 2025, in Loto Village, West Ternate District, Ternate City, involving 25 homemakers who were members of the PKK. The activities used a community participation approach through initial interviews, socialisation, tutorials, direct practice, discussions, and evaluation. Participants learned about the use of used cooking oil, the principles of soap making, and the stages of processing used cooking oil into aromatic soap using the cold process method. The results showed that most participants had no previous experience making soap but were interested in participating and gaining practical experience in preparing ingredients, processing used cooking oil, mixing ingredients, adding cloves as a local aromatic ingredient, and printing soap. The joint practice produced 20 pieces of aromatic soap, which the participants then took home. Documentation of activities also produced videos that have received copyright registration. This activity provides practical experience and increases participants' awareness regarding alternatives to using used cooking oil as household waste. However, this knowledge was not assessed quantitatively, only descriptively, because no pretest, posttest, or evaluation questionnaire was administered after the activity.