Microencapsulation of Thyme Essential Oil: A Sustainable Approach for Aroma Finishing of Textiles

Background: The current ‘green’ trend is favoring usages of natural ingredients with an increasing interest in the health and wellness benefits herbal products. Aroma finishing enhances value product by incorporating different fragrance into fabrics. However, longevity aroma on textile passage time subsequent launderings a major concern that can be solved through microencapsulation core materials protecting them from surrounding environment. Hence, present study was conducted to develop microcapsules thyme essential oil for textiles.
 Methods: To achieve objectives study, selected as material gum acacia gelatin wall materials. Complex coacervation technique used development microcapsules. ratios materials, temperature pH were optimized standardization process based size, distribution quality walls formed examined under inverted microscope.
 Results: 1.5:4:4 ratio oil:gum:gelatin at 45oC initial 4.5 final 7 found optimum medium sized having good uniformity size sharp thick obtained these parameters. Thus, variables prepare multi-functionalized Conclusions: Thyme eco-friendly agent multifunctional properties which textiles. very promising provide long-lasting finish control release microencapsulated oil. treated textiles create microclimate wearer will play significant role wearer.