SWEET JULIENNE

Sweet Hazel Aquino (Tau)

Julienne Hannelore Borja (Electron)

Julienne is a smart, funny, organized, hardworking and awesome person. We have been teammates for a lot of times already and actually I’ve known her since enrolment (1st year) but we didn’t get to be friends until 3rd year :( I didn’t know why she joined RAPD, I just came in the room during the orientation and boom! she was there. I guess she joined RAPD because (I was there LOLZ) there was this thinking that if you join RAPD, STR2 would be easier for you (it’s true) and maybe to help her in MBB in college, as well. Some random fact about her: she likes patrick star <3

-Sweetzel :P

Hazel is predictably sweet, as suggested by her name. She is hardworking and full of ideas. She has the potential to lead a group and run for president! She signed up for RAPD because she wants to apply what she learned in STR and Labtech. She seems to be the SILENT TYPE but she’s actually friendly. We weren’t able to communicate during 1st year and 2nd year because I forgot where I put her number LOL. I think it is meant to be that we became classmates last year. Some random facts about her: Spongebob is her favorite icon; Her designs usually has polka dots.

-Hannelore XD

Obviously, the team name “Sweet Julienne” came from Hazel’s first name and Julienne’s first name put together. Ma’am Bick wants a spectacular and eye-catching team name. Julienne thinks it is eye-catching because people would react on the second meaning of the team, which is “Julienne is sweet.” However, it is true. Sweet is sweet and Julienne is sweet. Julienne’s second name also sounds like honey. While Sweet’s second name is delicious! Oh we’re getting hungry.

EXPERIENCE

At first, the group thought that the project will be easy until we made 3 types. But it was fun to mix chemicals and we felt like we were real scientists :) We were grateful that our project did not interfere much in our STR project. Our knowledge and wisdom in STR have been revived because of Ma’am Bick! We just met some of our classmates this year and it is nice to meet new friends. The movies were also nicely-picked.

ORIGINAL RECIPE

2.2 lb baking soda

10 drops essential oils

Spray bottle

1. Procure 2.2 kg of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate).

2. Add 10 drops of limonene.

3. Mix.

4. Add 10 more drops of limonene.

5. Transfer to a plastic container.

2.2 lb baking soda

2.2 lb borax

15 to 30 ml essential oils

1. Mix equal parts of borax and baking soda.

2. Add water until it forms a thick paste.

3. Add and mix 1 to 2 tbsp or 15 to 30 mL of essential oils.

4. Place in a plastic container.

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WHAT HAS BEEN DONE

Type 1. Gelatin crystals with Zwitsal cologne.

Type 2. Baking soda with Zwitsal cologne and distilled water.

Type 3. Baking soda, borax, distilled water and Zwitsal cologne.

Three varieties of air freshener were made. The first type was made by adding approximately 20 drops of Zwitsal cologne and 30 drops of distilled water to 2 g of water storing crystals. The second air freshener was made by combining 20 g of baking soda, 5 ml distilled water and 1.5 ml Zwitsal cologne in a 250 ml beaker. The third type of air freshener was made by combining 20 g of baking soda, 20 g borax, 10 ml distilled water and 3 ml Zwitsal cologne.   

RESULTS

QUALITATIVE

Type 1: Gelatin air freshener

The air freshener looked like blue gulaman crystals. The crystals were about 1 cm3 in volume. The gelatin smelled like Zwitsal cologne as the researchers expected them to be. However, the scent does not disperse easily compared to the others.

Types 2 and 3: Baking soda air freshener and Baking soda + borax air freshener

Both air fresheners solidified after a week. The ‘strongness’ of the smell of Zwitzal cologne evidently lessened as the days pass. The appearance of the types 2 and 3 look better than the gelatin air freshener because they are not divided into pieces and are easier to be transferred and stored.

QUANTITATIVE

Type 1: Thirty grams of gelatin crystals in four liters of distilled water and cologne cost not less than Php 20.

Type 2: Twenty grams of baking soda were procured from the STR Unit. Zwitsal cologne costs Php 120 for 500mL.

Type 3: All chemicals, 20 g baking soda and 20 g borax, were procured from the STR Unit except for Zwitsal cologne.

All sets are still being tested on their shelf-life. Set 1 has been “good” for 21 days. On sets 1 and 2, they have been “good” for 7 days.

IMPROVEMENTS TO BE DONE

Limonene extract will be used in the next experiment and proper proportions will be observed. Total weight of each type will be identical so that comparisons can easily be made. The packaging will also be improved since only beakers were used for the feasibility test. Packaging will be similar to the ones used in Glade Air Freshener or Albatross.