The Study of Bergamot Dishwashing Liquid Production for Sustainable Development of Utid Anusorn Community, Anusawari sub-district, Bangkhen district, Bangkok

Abstract

This research aimed to study 1) the production process of dishwashing liquid of Utid Anusorn community and 2) the results of dishwashing liquid production affecting the sustainable development of Utid Anusorn community based on qualitative research approach. The findings revealed that there was no suitable material weighing system. The researcher divided the production process of dishwashing liquid of Utid Anusorn community into 2 steps. The first step was the preparation of the materials; that was making bio-fermented juice which took 15 days and others materials for the production day such as stirring N70 until it became sticky substance, squeezing kaffir lime juice, and mixing alkaline water.  The second step was the production which comprised of 5 steps including 1) mixing kaffir lime juice with alkaline water 2) mixing bio-fermented juice 3) mixing salt to make the substance gooey instead of preservative 4) mixing the sticky substance of N70 5) leaving the substance for 2 days until the air bubble disappeared so that it could be distributed or mixing fragrance to make it smell good. For sustainable development, it was found that the production of bergamot dishwashing liquid was correlated with the philosophy of sufficiency economy as the used materials were mostly costless which reduced expenses of the household and increase income for the community when the cooperative sold the products in the shop. Moreover, the production encouraged social interaction among the housewives and the products were distributed to the people who participated in the activities organized by the community while the production of others organic products was shared and learned between the outside communities. The bergamot dishwashing liquid and the used materials did not cause the environmental pollution, but there were some people who were allergic to bergamot dishwashing liquid, so the materials were modified to prevent allergy