Adlina Aisya Binti Mohd Zaidi MRSM Alor Gajah
The potential of red pine corn ginger lily or known as lempoyang was explored, it is a type of ginger family that has been traditionally used as medicine. As a girl and a student along that, many face common hair problems due to various factors like stress, environmental conditions, and hair care habits. For example, hair problems such as hair loss, dry hair, frizzy hair and oily scalp. Another problem arise is aimed to find an alternative to the boycott issue. The idea of using ginger lily comes is due to the fact that it can be found in public areas and countryside which means that it is easy to obtain. It is found that ginger lily provides lots of benefits for human health and well-being. The research discovered that nectar inside the bud power is packed with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that can be used as a nourishing shampoo and conditioner. The natural organic ingredient is that it contains essential nutrients for hair such as iron, vitamin B and vitamin C that provides gentler effect on the hair and scalp compared to those with synthetic chemicals. Apart from that, most store brought shampoos come in plastic bottles, contributing to environmental pollution. Moreover, some contain non-biodegradable ingredients that can harm aquatic lives. Therefore, I can conclude that ginger lily shampoo is a plant that can be used as an alternative as it provides not only benefits to the hair but also doesn’t cause any harm to the environment.