DEVELOPMENT OF A MASSAGE CREAM FORMULATED WITH OIL EXTRACTS FROM PLAI OIL AND KAFFIR LIME PEEL OIL USING A COCOA BUTTER CREAM BASE TO REDUCE ACHES AND PAINS IN ATHLETES FROM THAILAND NATIONAL SPORTS UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to develop a massage cream with Plai oil extract and kaffir lime peel oil using a cocoa butter cream base, to study the effectiveness of massage creams in relieving pains, as well as to evaluate satisfaction with the physical characteristics of the massage cream in the sample group. The sample group consisted of 30 athletes from the National Sports University Chiang Mai Campus, selected through simple random sampling. The research instruments were a numeric pain scale in the pain area before and after applying massage cream at 15, 30, and 60 minutes for 3 days, On the last day, the satisfaction assessment form was used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using dependent sample test statistics. The results revealed that the physical characteristics of the massage cream were light yellow, smooth not precipitated, and had a distinct odor of plai oil and kaffir lime skin. By evaluating the mean level of muscle pains of the samples on days 1, 2, and 3 before applying the cream and 15, 30, and 60 minutes after applying, it was found that the level of muscle pains decreased, with statistical significance at the 0.05 level (p < 0.05).The sample group's satisfaction with the physical characteristics of the cream indicated a high level of satisfaction with the texture, color, viscosity, and usability, while satisfaction with the smell was at a moderate level. During use, satisfaction with physical characteristics, spread on the skin, skin permeability moisture, and sticky, were high. Additionally, satisfaction with the smell during use was at a moderate level.