DEAS 792: 20 21 
ICS 71.100. 40 
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DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD  
 
Carpet and upholstery shampoo — Specification  
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 Foreword  
Development of the East Afric an Standa rds h as been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requirements 
governing quality of products and services in East Africa. It is envisaged that through harmonized 
standardization, trade barriers which are encountered when goods and services are  exchange d wit hin the 
Community will be removed.  
In order to meet the above objectives, the EAC Partner States have enacted an East African Standardization, 
Quality Assurance, Metrology and Test Act, 2006 (EAC SQMT Act, 2006) to make provisions for ensuri ng 
standa rdiza tion, quality assurance, metrology and testing of products produced or originating in a third country 
and traded in the Community in order to facilitate industrial d evelopment and trade as well as helping to 
protect the health and safety of s ociety an d the  environment in the Co mmunity.  
East African Standards are formulated in accordance with the procedures established by the East African 
Standards Committee. The East African Standards Committee is established under the provisions of Article 4 
of the EA C SQM T Act, 2006. The Committee is composed of representatives of the National Standards 
Bodies in Partner States, together with the representatives from the private sectors and consumer 
organizations. Draft East African Standards are circulated t o stakeho lders  through the National Standards 
Bodies in the Partner States. The comments received are discussed and incorporated before finalization of 
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Article 15(1) of the EAC SQMT Act, 2006 provides that “Within six months of the declaration of an East African 
Standard, the Partner States shall adopt, without deviation from the approved text of the standard, the East 
African Standard as a national standard and withdraw any existing national s tandard w ith similar scope and 
purpose”.  
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.  
EAS 792 was prepared by Technical Committee EAS/TC 074, Surface active agents . 
 
  DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDA RD DEAS 7 92:2021 
 
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 Carpet and upholstery shampoo — Specification  
1 Scope  
This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods  for a liqui d foam ing 
shampoo used for both general cleaning and spot cleaning of colourfast carpets and upholstery that are not 
damaged by water alone . 
2 Normative references  
The following referenced documents are indispensabl e for the application of this do cument. F or dat ed 
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced 
document (including any amendments) applies.  
ASTM 1319, Standard test method for hydrocarbon types in  liquid petroleum products by fl uorescent  indicator 
adsorption  
ISO 696 , Surface active agents — Measurement of foaming power — Modified Ross -Miles method  
ISO 862 , Surface active agents — Vocabulary  
ISO 1063 , Surface active agents — Determination of stabili ty in hard water  
ISO 2271 , Surfa ce active  agent s — Detergents  — Determination of anionic active matter by manual or 
mechanical direct two -phase titration  procedure  EAS 814 , Determination of biodegradability of surfactants  – 
test method  
3 Terms and definit ions 
For the purposes of this standard, terms an d definit ions given in ISO 862 and the following shall apply. 
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in stand ardization at the following addresses:  
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at  http://ww w.iso.org/obp  
carpet and upholstery shampoo  
cleaning product desig ned for the purpose of eliminating dirt and stains on rugs, carpeting, and the interior of 
motor vehicles or on household furniture or o bjects upholstered or covered with fabrics such as wo ol, cotton, 
nylon, or other synthetic fabrics   
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 4 Requirement s 
4.1 Gene ral requirements  
4.1.1 The carpet and upholstery shampoo s hall be a  homogeneous liquid that may be co loured  with a non -
staining colour . 
4.1.2 The carpet and upholstery shampoo  shall be fr ee from objectionable odour , both as received and in 
solution in hot water.  It may be perfumed.  
4.1.3 The carpet and upholstery shampoo shall not attack nor have deleteri ous effe ct on carpet and 
upholstery fibres (natural or synthetic) or on backing mater ial.  
4.1.4 The carpet and upholstery shampoo  shall be completely soluble and effective in both hard and soft 
water.  
4.1.5 The carpet and upholstery shampoo shall be stable and shall not lose effectiveness  or otherw ise 
deter iorate when retained in an unope ned container at stora ge temperatures a s recommended by the  
manufacturer during the product shelf life.  
4.1.6 The carpet and upholstery shampoo shall not contain s olvents such as 2 -methoxyethanol (ethylene 
glycol monometh yl ether) and 2 -ethoxyethanol (ethy lene glycol monoethyl ether) . 
4.2 Specific  requirements  
Carpet and upholster y shampoo  shall c omply with the specific requirements specif ied in Table 1.  
Table 1  — Specific requirements for carpet and upholstery shampoo   
S/ No Parameter  Requirement  Test meth od 
i.  pH 5.0-11.0 Anne x A 
ii.  Surfactant, % m/m, min   4.0 
 ISO 2271  
iii.  Foaming ability , mL, min  25 ISO 696  
iv.  Solvents, % by m/m, max  * 5.0 ASTM 1319  
v.  Residue  To pass test  
Annex B  
 vi.  Low- temperature stability  To pass test  
vii.  Stability to hard water  To pass te st 
viii.  High temperature stability  To pass test  
ix.  Biodegradability  To pass test  EAS 814 
5 Packaging  
The product shall be supplied in suitable well -closed containers/pack ages.  
6 Labelling  
The container shall be secur ely closed , legibly and indelibly label led either in English, Kiswahili or French o r 
combination or any other language as agreed between the manufacturer and supplier wi th the following 
information :  
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 a) name of the produc t as “carpet and upholstery  shampoo ”; 
b) manufacturer’s name and physical address   
c) batch or code number ; 
d) net content;  
e) list of  ingredients used ; 
f) country of origin ; 
g) instructions for use ( which shall be in either English, Kiswahili or French  or in combi nation as  agreed 
between the manufacturer and su pplier) ; 
h) date of manufacture and best b efore date ; and  
i) caution ary statement , “For use on colorfast fabrics only. Test on hidden surface by applying  shampoo 
dilution and wiping with a clean white cloth, if no colour is removed,  proceed with cleaning. The 
instructions for u se and dilution  rates may vary with different  products . Be sure t o follow the 
manufacturer’s recommendations for use and dilution rates contained on the label ”. 
NOTE  The name, physical address of the  distributo r/supplier and trade mark m ay be added as required  
 
7. Sampling  
Samp ling shall be done in accordance with Annex  C. 
  
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 Annex A  
(normative)  
 
Determination of pH  
A.1 General  
pH determination shall be made in an acid free atmosphere.  
A.2 Apparatus  
A.2.1 pH meter, any standard electrometric  instrument, equipped with a low sodium  error glass electrode . 
The instrument shall be calibrated and standardized with standar d buffer solution before use.  
A.2.2 Volumetric flask , 100 mL capacity  
A.3 Reag ents  
A.3.1 Distilled water  
Distilled water shall  be boiled thoroughly or purged with ca rbon dioxide free air to remove carbon dioxide, and 
shall be protected with soda lime or  soda asbestos while cooling and in storage. The pH of this water shall be 
betw een 6.2 an d 7.2 at 30 °C. The residue on evaporati on when heated at 105 °C for one hour s hall not 
exceed 0.5 mg /L.  
A.3.2 Standard buffer solution  
Any two suitable buffer soluti ons within the pH range of 9 to 11 at 30 °C for calibra ting the pH meter  
A.4 Procedure  
Weigh 10 g   0.001 g material and transfer  to a 1 -L volumetric flask. Partially f ill the flask with dis tilled water 
and agitate until the sample  is completely dissolved.  Adjust the temperature of the solution and the distill ed 
water to 30 °C 0.5 °C, and fil l to the calibration mark with distilled  water. Stopper the flask, mix thorough ly, 
and allow the solu tion to stand at a temperature of 30  °C for 2 h prior to measuring  the pH. Measure the pH of 
the solution using a glass e lectrode  at 25 °C ± 2 °C . 
 
 
 
  
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 Annex B 
 
(normative)  
 
Determination of re sidue  and stability to temperature  and hard water  
 
B.1 Residu e  
B.1.1 The residue of the carpet and upholstery shampoo shall be non -tacky and friable after drying  when 
determined by the method below .  
B.1.2  Weigh a mass of 10.0 ± 0.1 g of the product into a watch glass of 10 cm diameter  and dry  the liquid 
sample at 100 ºC for 4 h. The sample shall not be sticky or tacky.  Check for the presence of stickiness or 
tackiness.  
B.2 Temperature stability  
B.2.1 Low-temperature  stability  
After the product has been h eld at 2  °C for 24  h and  brought to roo m temperature, it  shall be a cle ar and 
homogenous liquid.  
B.2.2 High temperature stability   
After the product has been  held at 50  C for 24 h and then brought t o room temperatur e, it shall be a clear and 
homogeneous l iquid.  
B.3 Stability to hard water   
The product shall have n o precipitate, when tested in accordance with ISO 1063, with the foll owing exception: 
dilute in the ratio of 1 part of the product to 9  parts of hard water . The hard water shall  be prepared addin g 
0.353 g of calcium acetate (Ca (CH 3COO)2.H2O) and 0.246 g o f magnesium sulphate (MgSO 4.7H 2O) to 
sufficient distilled water to make 1 L.  
 
 
 
 
  
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 Annex C 
(normative)  
 
Sampling  
C.1 Procedure  
C.1.1 In a single c onsignment , all packages (cartons) materials  drawn  from the same batch of production 
shall constitute a lot. Fo r ascertaining the conformity of the lot to the requirements of this standard, tests shall 
be carried out on each lot s eparately. The number of p ackages to  be selected for drawi ng the sample shal l be 
in accordance with Table C.1.  
Table C.1 — Scale of samp ling 
Number of packages 
(cartons) in the lot  
N Number of packages (cartons) to 
be selected  
n Number  of samples  
4 to 15 3 3 
16 to 40  4 4 
41 to 65 5 2 
66 to 110  7 2 
111 and above  10 1 
 
C.1.2 The packages shall be selected at rando m, using tables of ran dom numbers. If these are not 
available, the following procedure shall be applied:  
Starting from any package, count all the packages in one orde r as 1, 2,  3.... N, selecting e very k th package, 
where k is the integral part of Nn.  
C.1.3 From each package  thus selected, draw at random an equal number of containers  so as to obtain a 
total volume  of at least 2 L.  
C.2 Samples for testing  
Take at one  time all test sam ples required  for the tests in 4 .2. Measure  the test sample required fo r 
determination of fre e alkali or acid content, and use it immediately.