Last modified: 2022-08-15
Abstract
Abaca Banana is a plant that has abundant fiber, the utilization of Abaca Banana fiber is still very little, especially in the beauty industry. Abaca Banana Fiber has long, smooth and strong characteristics that are almost similar to human hair. Therefore, there is a new innovation, namely the use of Abaca Banana fiber which is processed into false eyelashes as a support for makeup results. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of fiber seen from laboratory tests, the feasibility of false eyelashes from Banana Abaca fiber seen from organoleptic and hedonic tests and the comparison of the quality of false eyelashes from abaca banana fiber with false eyelashes from human hair. This research method used a quasi-experimental method with a non-equivalent control group design. The object of this research is false eyelashes from Abaca Banana fiber. This research took place in June-July 2022. The method of data collection is by observation, documentation and questionnaires. Data analysis used descriptive analysis, percentage descriptive and hypothesis testing. The results of this study based on the analysis of organoleptic test data and hedonic tests showed 66.7% flexibility, 44.4% lightness and 44.4% very light, 66.7% neatness and 50.0% panelist preference. Conclusion: Based on the results of organoleptic and hedonic tests, false eyelashes from Banana Abaca fiber were declared suitable for use based on hypothesis analysis which stated that there was no significant difference with false eyelashes from human hair.