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CALAMANSI AS FOOT ODOR REMOVER Chapter 1: Introduction Background of the study

Nowadays, foot odor cases are increasing due to unexpected rain and heat. Commonly in males. Foot odor is cause by bacteria. As a result, it produces a foul smell. When feet becomes moist, it provides as a breeding ground for bacteria and fungi.Thus, leads to the accumulation of bacteria and is usually a long=term ailment. If not treated well, it will not be removed.

Foot odor can be removed in many ways. Doing starch spa and liniment and applying commercial foot odor remover. As of calamansi, a fruit-bearing plant, which is commnly grow on tropical countries like Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and etc. Calamansi has various uses. As a juice, condiment and as a goods. Calamansi has a high pH level. Ranging from 3 – 2.2. This leads to the researcher’s study to be conducted as a foot odor remover. Acid can kill bacteria, thus, calamansi is possible to become one.

Statement of the problem

1. Is calamansi has a potential to be a foot odor remover? 2. Does it a low-cost product? 3. Does is have a significant difference between the commercial one?

Hypothesis

1. Calamansi is effective as a foot odor remover. 2. doesn’t need any processing procedure.

Significance of the Study

The significance of the study is that, Calamansi provides a low-cost budget. For and instance, the user wants to remover the foul smell on their feet but doesn’t enough funds to buy it, He/she tends to buy a single calamansi because it is cheap. It’s user-friendly. The user just rub the calamansi after bathing.

Scope and Limitations

The scope of the study is the product of the calamansi. Calamansi when applied on the feet gives the user an itchy reaction or irritability. It needs to be processed and studied more to cover up the lacks.

The study is limited only to the effect of calamansi, not as a commercial foot odor for personal gain but as an alternative for the indigenous persons experiencing such ailment.

Review on related literature

According to Dr. foot, (drfoot.com/what_causes_foot_odor,html), foot odor is caused by bacteria, (refer to the background of the study). The Ph level of calamansi (http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080124061157AAbTLTB) is ranging from 3 – 2.2. Calamansi has a high pH level , thus it makes it possible to be able to remove the bacteria that causes the feet to be smelly.

Research methodology

This section discusses the research methodology employed by the study.The discussion includes the following: research design, selection and sampling of respondents, research instruments, data gathering procedurem statistical treatment of data and scoring procedure.

Research Design

The Study made use of the experimental research design. It allowed the study to apply calamansi extract to 10 respondents with fungi-causing bad odor on their feet. The study, however had no control group for it simply applied the extract to fungi-inflicted feet without extract. At any rate, the results of the study would be just a partial finding that could be validated in future studies.

Selection and sampling of respondents

The study made use of purposive-deliberate sampling design. It allowed the researcher to conduct the experiment with the respondents’ inflicted with fungi on

their feet and determine the effect of calamansi extract using only 10 respondents, Should there have been more respondents, the findings of the study, could have been more conclusive, extensive and generalizable.

Research Intrument

The instrument used by the study was based on the guide questions to determine if and when calamansi extract can in fact reduce the fungi-causing odor of the respondents.The guide questions were the basis of observing the effect of the extract and its application to the inflicted-fungi of the respondents.

Data Gathering Procedure

The data gathering procedure was based on the responses of the respondents and actual inspection of the feet of the respondents based on the following: (a) moist of the feet, (b) smell/odor of the feet (c) comfort of the respondents. Prior consent of the respondents was solicited and the data gathering procedure proceeded without delay. The respondents were given instruction to follow the schedule as follows: (1) evening extract application and morning the following day application, (2) after a week’s observation, data were gathered.

Statistical Treatment of Data

The researcher no longer had to resort to statistical treatment of data for most of his variables were qualitative, that is, based on the personal observation of the researcher and his respondents. This includes the exemption of the scoring procedure.

Summary of findings, conclusion and recommendation

This section presents the findings of the study immediately followed by the conclusions drown by the study, The possible application and implication of the findings for commercial and household use for the basis of the recommendation of the study.

Summary of Findings The study obtained the following findings:

1. in a week’s time , the fungi-bad smelling odor was reduced form the 7 out of 10 respondents. 2. The respondents felt hassle applying calamansi every evening and check in the morning for the improvement. 3. the three respondents whom their feet-inflicted-fungi without improvement may have been due to other factors such as: not following the experiment procedures, fortuitous events and others

Conclusion of the Study

Based on the findings, the study concluded the following:

Calamansi extract has a potential cure of the fungi-causing odor of the feet of the respondents.

Recommendation

Based on the findings and conclusion the following were recommended by the study:

1. farther future research should be conducted on the potential curative ability of calamansi extract on fungi-causing odor. 2. Pharmacological study on the effectiveness of calamansi extract should be compared to commercial prescribed medicine to determine the extraction of calamansi for commercial purpose. 3. The product should be enhance to a more comfortable convenient product.