DEAS 835-1: 2021  
ICS 70.100.71  
 
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 DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD  
Bath preparations  — Specification  — Part 1: Synthetic detergent – based 
foam baths and shower gels   
 
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 Foreword  
Development of the East African Standards has been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requirements 
governing quality of products and services in the Eas t African Community. It is envisaged that through 
harmonized standardization, trade barriers that are encountered when goods and services are exchanged 
within the Community will be removed.  
The Community has established an East African Standards Committee  (EASC)  mandated to develop and 
issue East African Standards  (EAS) . The Committee is composed of representatives of the National 
Standards Bodies in Partner States, together with the representatives from the public and private sector 
organizations  in the c ommunity .  
East African Standards are developed through  Technical Committees that are representative of key 
stakeholders including government, academia, consumer groups, private sector and other interested parties. 
Draft East African Standards are circulat ed to stakeholders through the National Standards Bodies in the 
Partner States. The comments received are discussed and incorporated before finalization of standards, in 
accordance with the Principles and procedures for develo pment of East African Standard s. 
East African Standards are subject to review, to keep pace with technological advances. Users of the East 
African Standards are therefore expected to ensure that they always have the latest versions of the standards 
they are implementing .  
The committee  responsible for this document is Technical Committee EASC/TC 071, Cosmetics and related 
products.  
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be subject of patent 
rights. EAC shall not be held responsible for ident ifying any or all such patent rights.  
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition ( EAS 835-1:2017 ), which has been technically 
revised.  
EAS 835 consists of the following parts, under the general title Bath preparation  
— Specification — Part 1: Synthetic detergent -based foam baths and shower gels  
— Specification — Part 2: Soap -based foam baths and shower gels — Specification  DRAFT EAST AF RICAN STANDARD  DEAS 835-1:2021  
 
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 Bath preparations — Specification — Part 1: Synthetic detergent -based 
foam baths and shower gels  
1 Scope   
1.1 This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for synthetic 
foam baths and shower gels.  
1.2 This standard covers synthetic detergent -based foam baths (also  referred to as cream baths), shower 
gels (also referred to as body wash, cream wash, cream shower, bath shower, and shower shampoo), and 
other such related products.  
1.3 This standard does not apply to bath salts, bath oils, bath powders, and soap -based b ath and shower 
products.  
1.4 This standard does not apply to medicinal products for which therapeutic claims are made.  
2 Normative references   
The following documents are referred to in the text in such 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 346, Labelling of cosmetics — General requirements  
EAS 377, (all parts), Cosmetics and cosmetic products  
EAS 846, Glossary of terms relating to the cosmetic industry  
EAS 847 -16, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 16: Determination of lead,  mercury and arsenic content  
EAS 847 -17, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 17: Determination of pH  
EAS 847 -20, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 20: Determination of lather volume (foaming power)  
ISO 2870, Surface active agents — Detergents — Deter mination of anionic -active matter, hydrolysable and 
non-hydrolysable under acid conditions  
ISO 2871 -1, Surface active agents — Detergents — Determination of cationic -active matter content — Part 1: 
High-molecular - mass cationic -active matter  
ISO 2871 -2, Su rface active agents — Detergents — Determination of cationic -active matter content — Part 2: 
Cationic -active matter of low molecular mass (between 200 and 500)  
ISO 18416, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Candida albicans  
ISO 21150, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Escherichia coli  
ISO 22717 Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa   
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 ISO 22718, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Staphylococcus aureus  
ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomisation procedures  
3 Terms and definitions  
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EAS 846 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  
4 Requirements  
4.1 General requirements  
4.1.1  All ingredi ents used including dyes, pigments and colours shall conform to  all parts of  EAS 377.  
4.1.2  The product shall be in the form of a liquid or gel.  
4.1.3  When examined visually the product shall be:  
a) clear or of uniform colour. However, it may be pearlized or have other aesthetic modifications which 
shall be part of the formulation;  
b) homogenous unless a multiphase product is intended, and this should be clearly stated on the label; 
and 
c) free from visible impurities, unless solid particles are added as part of the  formulation with a specific 
functionality, which shall be clearly stated on the label.  
4.1.4  The foam shall be abundant , and shall be stable in the presence of soap and oil, and within a wide  
temperature range.  
4.1.5  The product shall be non -irritant to the skin and mucous membranes when used as recommended by 
the manufacturer.  
4.1.6  The product shall not be harmful to the user when used as recommended by the manufacturer.  
4.2 Specific requirements  
The product shall comply with the specific requirements specified in Table 1 when tested in accordance with 
the methods prescribed therein.   
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 Table 1 — Specific r equirements for synthetic detergent -based foam b aths and shower gels  
S/No.  Characteristic  Requirement  Test method  
i Total active detergent matter content, % m/m, 
min.  6 ISO 2870  
ISO 2871 -1  
ISO 2871 -2  
ii Lather volume for one % solutio n, mL, min.:  
 after 5 min: 110  EAS 847 -20 
after 30 min (foam baths 
only) : 100  
iii pH at 25  °C (neat)  Adult  4.5 - 9.0 EAS 847 -17  
Baby  5.0 – 9.0 
 
4.3 Heavy metal contaminant s 
The products shall comply with the limits for heavy metal contamina nts in accordance with Table 2 when 
tested in accordance with  the methods prescribed therein.  
Table 2 — Limits for heavy metal contaminants for synthetic detergent -based foam baths and shower 
gels 
S/No.  Characteristic  Limita, mg/kg, max  Test method  
i Lead 10  EAS 847 - 16 
ii Arsenic  2  
iii Mercury  2  
a The total amount of heavy metals as lead, mercury and arsenic, in combination, in the finished product 
should not exceed 20 mg/kg.   
 
4.4 Microbiological limits  
The product shall  comply with the microbi ological limits given in Table 3  when tested in accordance with the 
methods indicated therein.  
Table 3 — Microbiological limits for synthetic deterg ent-based foam baths and shower gels  
 Micro -organisms  Limits  Test method  
I Total viable count for aerobic 
mesophyllic microorganisms 
CFU/g or CFU/ml, max.  100 ISO 21149  
Ii Pseudomonas aeruginosa  Not detected in 1 ml or 1 g of 
cosmetic product  ISO 22717  
Iii Staphylococcus aureus  ISO 22718  
Iv Candida albicans  ISO 18416  
V Escherichia coli  ISO 21150   
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 5 Packaging  
The product shall be packaged in suitable, well -sealed containers that shall protect the product during 
transportation, handling and storage  and shall not cause any contamination or react with the product.  
6 Labelling  
In addition, to the labelling requirements given in EAS 346, each package shall be legi bly and indelibly marked 
with the  
a) product name as “ Foam bath” or  “Shower g el” 
b) an indi cation on the  use of  the product by babies .  
7 Sampling  
Sampling shall be carried out in accordance with ISO 24153.  
  
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 Bibliography  
[1] EAS 835 -1: 2017 , Bath preparations — Part 1: Synthetic detergent -based foam baths and shower gels 
— Specification  
[2] KS 767 - 1:2006, Bath preparations — Specification, Part 1 — Foam baths and showe r gels . DEAS 835-1: 2021    
 
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