Development of ready-made clothing products with rosemary oil to use in aromatherapy

In this study, rosemary oil was obtained from Rosmarinus officinalis L. by water vapor distillation method. Microcapsules were formed in different shell and core ratio using gelatin, gum arabic and ethyl cellulose was employed as shell. Morphological features of the obtained microparticles were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The bonding structures of microparticles were investigated by using Fourier transformed infrared (FT-IR) spectrometry and thermogravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis system (DT/TGA). The selected microcapsule formulation was transferred to the fabrics used in sports and leisure garments according to the exhaustion method. The fabrics were examined by SEM for the presence of capsules on the fabrics.