The Faculty of Pharmacy of Universitas Perintis Indonesia has carried out Community Service to Students of SMA Negeri 16 Padang, on March 1, 2024. The Faculty of Pharmacy of Universitas Perintis Indonesia has again taken an active role in providing real contributions to the community with the title;"Practice of MakingVirgin Coconut Oil (VCO) Lip Balm Preparations at SMAN 16 Padang.
This community service is one form of implementation of the tridharma of higher education, especially in the aspect of community service. This activity is a form of implementation of the Faculty of Pharmacy trying to apply pharmaceutical science directly to answer the needs and health problems in the community, increasing the insight of high school students regarding pharmaceutical insight in this case knowledge about making lip balm.
The background of this theme was raised because students of SMA N 16 Padang City have not yet acquired the knowledge to process natural ingredients into cosmetic preparations that they often use and obtain from the market, even though they can make them with easily obtained ingredients and made in a simple way from VCO to overcome dryness on their lips.
The purpose of this community service is to provide knowledge and improve the laboratory skills of students at SMA Negeri 16 Padang in making economically valuable products such as lip balm from VCO, which can be implemented in biology, chemistry, and entrepreneurship subjects.
This activity was attended by teachers in SMA Negeri 16 Padang, along with their students. The presenters were lecturers at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Perintis Indonesia. Lecturers and students of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Perintis Indonesia were actively involved in this activity. This activity was opened by the Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Perintis Indonesia, namely Mrs. Dr.apt.Eka Fitrianda. M.Farm and accompanied by the Principal of SMA Negeri 16 Padang. A demonstration of making lip balm was given using a direct experimental method to students of SMA N 16 Padang. The results are expected so that teenagers of SMA N 16 can make cosmetic products in the form of lip balm from VCO. Teachers and students of SMA Negeri 16 Padang welcomed this activity and showed high enthusiasm in every session of this activity.