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ABSTRACT
One of the natural ingredients that is often developed as an antibacterial product is the date palm (Phoenix
dactylifera). However, scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of the antibacterial compounds
contained in dates needs to be evaluated, considering that several previous studies have reported that
dates are more dominant as antioxidants than as antibacterials. Therefore, it is necessary to reevaluate the
antibacterial ability of the methanolic extract of the sukkari variety date palm against the three test
bacteria that cause acne, namely P. acnes, S. epidermidis and S. aureus. This research aimed to determine
the sensitivity of the three bacteria tested in response to the methanol extract of the sukkari dates. This
research design is experimental. The samples tested were sukkari and the tested bacteria were P. acnes, S.
epidermidis and S. aureus. Dates were extracted by maceration method and made in concentrations of 50%,
60%, 70%, 80% and 90%. Positive control was chloramphenicol antibiotic while negative control was
sterile distilled water. All treatments including control (+) and (-) were given to the test bacteria using the
Kirby Baeur method to see the diameter of the zone of inhibition of the test bacteria growth. The data was
processed in tabular form and compared with the 2016 CLSI standard to see the sensitivity response of the
test bacteria. Results of this research is the sukkari dates extract with concentrations of 50%, 60%, 70%,
80% and 90% was able to inhibit the growth of P. acnes, S. epidermidis and S. aureus bacteria with an
interval of 7.0-10.0 mm in diameter of the zone of inhibition. All the tested bacteria showed a sensitivity
response in the resistant category, so the sukkari dates fruit extract is not the main choice to be developed
as a natural anti-acne product.

Keywords: dates, Phoenix dactylifera, Propionibacterium acnes, Staphylococcus epidermidis, sukkari