Effectiveness of Musa Paradisiaca (Banana) Peel as an Alternative to Commercial Floor Wax for Household Use in the Philippines

The floor wax that are popularly known have side effects that are bad for the health. It also has a pungent odor that irritates most people. Studies show that constant exposure to the inhalation of the odor of cleaning products, specially floor wax, have bad respiratory effects. The purpose of this study is to create an alternative for floor wax that eliminates the bad respiratory and dermatological side effects, that can be obtained from floor wax, with the same or better quality than the floor waxes known today. The scope area of the study will focus on the households’ ingredients used for floor wax to banana peel. The methods of this study are mostly done by comparative experiments, survey, and observation. The data from Brand X against the test results obtained from our experimentation was used for comparison in order to examine which is product quality is better. The researcher’s experiment’s goal was to obtain results which can be used as a comparison for odor, friction, and shine. The result for the odor of the banana peel floor wax was not strong compared to the odor of the Brand X. The banana peel floor wax also has more friction and shine than the Brand X. It concludes that Banana peel with Carnauba wax is comparable with the commercial floor wax and can be a potential alternative in terms of cost, benefits, acceptability, and effectiveness of its use in a concrete flooring material. The researchers recommend using and help improve the Banana peel with Carnauba wax attribute qualities for better-quality effectiveness and acceptability and to further research for other factors that would increase the effectivity of the product and decrease its cost.

Keywords – Alternative, Toxicity, Shininess, Odor, Friction