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September 10, 2025JURNAL KESEHATAN LINGKUNGAN Jurnal dan Aplikasi Teknik Kesehatan LingkunganOpen Access

Protective Effect of Lemongrass and Cinnamon Essential Oil Lotion Against Aedes aegypti

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SASilvia Indah ArlitasariMPMitoriana PorusiaMuhammadiyah University of Surakarta

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Implication

Experimental study shows protective effect of essential oil lotion against Aedes aegypti, indicating natural repellents may reduce dengue risk.

Key Points

  • Lotions containing Cymbopogon nardus and Cinnamomum burmannii show substantial mosquito repelling effectiveness.
  • At 400 ppm, repellent effectiveness reached 82.16% after 1 hour and 50.12% after 6 hours.
  • The experimental approach utilized a post-test-only group design with 1200 Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
  • Future research may enhance repellent efficacy by varying essential oil concentrations and combinations.

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Arlitasari et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c2443bb210217d647aa873https://doi.org/10.31964/jkl.v21i2.853
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