DEAS 958: 2019  
ICS 71.100.70  
 
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 DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD  
Baby oils — Specification  
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY  DEAS 957: 2019  
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 Foreword  
Development of the East African Standards has been necessitate d by the need for harmonizing requirements 
governing quality of products and services in the East African Community. It is envisaged that through 
harmonized standardization, trade barriers that are encountered when goods and services are exchanged 
within t he Community will be removed.  
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organizations  in the community .  
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they are implementing .  
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 Baby oils  
1 Scope   
This Draft East  Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for baby oils int ended for use on 
the babies.  
Products for which therapeutic claims are made are not covered by this standard. Such products shall be 
registered with the Ministry of Health . 
2 Normative references   
The following documents are referred to in the text in suc h a way that some or all of their content constitutes 
requirements of this document.  For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, 
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
EAS 846, Glossary of terms relating to the cosmetic industry  
EAS 847 -2, Oils for cosmetic i ndustry — Methods of test — Part 2: Determination of moisture content   
EAS 847 -4, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 4: Determination of acid value and free fatty acids  
EAS 847 -7, Oils for cosmetic industry — Methods of test — Part 7: Determination of  specific gravity  
EAS 847 -13, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 13: Determination of ran cidity  
EAS 847 -16, Oils for cosmetic industry — Methods of test — Part 16: Determination of heavy metal content  
EAS 847 -18, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 18: Determination of thermal stability  
EAS 847 -22, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 22: Determination of sulphur and sulphides in oils  
EAS 346, Labelling of cosmetics — General requirements  
EAS 377 (all parts), Cosmetics and cosmetic products  
ISO 3960 , Animal and vegetable fats and oils -- Determination of peroxide value -- Iodometric (visu al) 
endpoint determination  
ISO 18416, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Candida albicans   
ISO 21149 , Cosmetics -- Microbiology -- Enumeration and detection of aerobic mesophilic bacteria  
ISO 22717, Cosmetics — Microbiology —Detection of Pseudomonas a eruginosa   
ISO 22718, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Staphylococcus aureus  
ISO 24153,  Random sampling and randomization procedures  DEAS 95 7: 2019  
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 ISO 22716, Cosmetics — Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) — Guidelines on Good Manufacturing 
Practices  
3 Terms and d efinitions   
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EAS 846  and the following apply.  ISO 
and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses: — ISO 
Online browsing platform: available  at http://www.iso.org/obp  
3.1  
acid value  
number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide (KOH) required to neutralize 1 g of a sample under specified test 
conditions  
3.2  
peroxide value  
quantity of those substances in t he sample, expressed in terms of active oxygen, that oxidize potassium 
iodide under the specified conditions  
3.3 
rancidity  
decomposition of fats or oils by oxidation or hydrolysis  
4 Types  
Baby oil shall be one of the following types:  
a) Type 1 - based on refi ned vegetable oil ; 
b) Type 2  - based on mineral oil ; and  
c) Type 3  - based on a mixture of mineral oils and refined vegetable oils . 
5 Requirements  
5.1 General requirements  
5.1.1  All raw materials used shall conform to all parts of EAS 377.  The perfume used shall  be of refined 
cosmetic grade.  
5.1.2 The product shall:  
a) be a clear oily liquid;  
b) be free from sediment, suspended matter and separated water ;  
c) be insoluble in water;  and 
d) not have any objectionable odour.  
5.1.3  The product shall be produced, prepared and han dled in accordance with ISO 22716.  DEAS 957: 2019  
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 5.3 Specific requirements  
The oil shall also conform to the requirements specified in Table 1 when tested in accordance with the test 
methods prescribed therein.  
Table 1 — Specific  requirements for baby oils  
Characteristi c Requirement  Test method  
Moisture content, % m/m, max.  0.5 EAS 847 -2 
Acid value, max.  1.0 EAS 847 -4 
Specific gravity 25 °C  0.800 - 0.960  EAS 847 -7 
Rancidity  Shall be free from rancidity  EAS 847 -13 
Thermal stability  To pass test  EAS 847 -18 
Sulphur an d sulphides  To pass test  EAS 847 -22 
Peroxide value, mg/1 000 g, max.  7.5 ISO 3960  
6 Microbiological requirements  
Lip balm shall  comply with the microbiological requirements given  in Table 3 when tested in accord ance with 
the test method s specif ied there in 
Table 2 — Microbiological requirements  for baby oils  
Microorganism  Limit  Test method  
Total viable count for aerobic mesophyllic micro -organisms 
per g, max.  1000 ISO 21149  
Pseudomonas aeruginosa  
Staphylococcus aureus  
Candida albicans  Not detectable i n 0.5 g of 
cosmetic product  ISO 22717  
ISO 22718  
ISO 18416  
 
7 Heavy metal requirements  
Lip balm shall  comply with the heavy metal requirements given  in Table 2 when tested in accord ance with the 
test method s specif ied therein . 
Table 3 — Microbiological r equirements for baby oils  
Heavy metals  Limit  
mg/kg, max.  Test method  
Lead  10  
EAS 847 -16  Arsenic  1 
Mercury  1 
Note - The total amount of heavy metals as lead, mercury and arsenic, in combination in the finished product shall 
not exceed 10 mg/kg  DEAS 95 7: 2019  
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 8 Packaging 
The product shall be packed in suitable containers that are securely closed, are impervious to the product or 
shall not be corroded by the product, and shall be sufficiently strong to prevent contamination of the product 
arising from the ordinary ri sks of transportation, handling and storage . 
9 Labelling  
In addition to the labelling requirements given  in EAS 346 , the package shall be legibly marked  with the 
following information:  
a) manufacturer's name and physical address;  
b) product name  as “Baby oil” ; 
c) net content of the material when packed;  
d) batch number;  
e) instructions for use;  
f) ingredients;  
g) country of origin;  
h) date of manufacture and expiry;  
i) storage conditions; and  
j) precaution/warning , where applicable .  
10 Sampling  
Random samples of the product shall be dr awn for test in accordance with  ISO 24153 from the market, factory 
or elsewhere .  DEAS 957: 2019  
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 Bibliography  
[1] FDUS 1833:2018, Baby oils - Specification  
[2] IS 7299:1974, Mineral oils for cosmetics   
[3] IS 11376:1985, Specification for sesame oil for cosmetic industry  
[4] IS 11486:1985, Specification for castor oil for cosmetic industry . 
[5] JS 250 -1:2000, Baby skin care products — Part 1: General requirements  
[6] JS 250 -4:2000 , Baby skin  care products — Part 4: Baby oils  
[7] KS 1766:2006, Specification for body oils  
[8] TZS 1133: 2017, Skin care oils — Specification  DEAS  958: 2019    
 
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