1. Pre-Commercialized
Commercialization of R&D Products
Research Management Centre
RESEARCHERS:
Saiful Irwan bin Zubairi
saiful@cepp.utm.my or saiful_cepp@yahoo.co.uk
Nurhafzan Anis binti Ismail
Chemical Engineering Pilot Plant (CEPP)
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Tel: +607- 553 2595
Fax: +607- 556 9706
200 mm
150 mm
*12 pre-moistened towels per zipper bag
Prototype product of MozzieRID™ Natural
Aromatic Skin Wipe
Jeremin (Pelargonium radula)
MozzieRID™ NATURAL
AROMATIC SKIN WIPE
Prototype Product Label of MozzieRID™
Natural Aromatic Skin Wipe
Product Features
• The novel feature of this invention is the formulation itself wherein this skin wipe consisted of single repellent oil only plus a Hibiscus
gelatin to overpower human odours and help to cool the body heat during perspirancy, thus deflecting mosquitoes away.
• The bioactive compound of concern consisted in this invention is geraniol. Geraniol is extracted from Pelargonium radula which is
widely available locally and known as Jeremin. This particular oil posed a styptic or astringent effect which contracts the tissues or
blood vessels when bleeding.
• Moreover, a Hibiscus gelatin is added to the formulation to cool down the body heat, which produced carbon dioxide (CO2) plus heat
wave from the skin via heat transfer mechanism.
• A skin wipe is usually comprising a low cost and biodegradable porous sheet (cellulosic fibrous) impregnated with an oil-in-water
emulsion.
• This skin wipe contained a polymeric bead which is useful for treating the human skin or environmental surfaces by providing controlled
release of functional ingredient.
• A search for an alternative effective insect repellent, which is also user friendly, mobile, safer and cheaper than the existing one seems
are able to be fully developed and justified.
Awards
• Silver Medal - Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2006
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