DEAS 965: 2019  
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 DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD  
Lipstick — Specification  
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY  DEAS 964: 2019  
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 Foreword  
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 Lipstick — Specification  
1 Scope   
This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and meth ods of test for lipstick . 
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 undat ed references, 
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
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 346, Labelling of cosmetics — General requirements  
EAS 377 (all parts), Cosmetics and cosmetic products   
ISO 21149, Cosmetics -- Microbiology -- Enumeration and detection of aerobic mesophilic bacteria  
ISO 22716, Cosm etics — Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) — Guidelines on Good Manufacturing 
Practices  
ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomisation procedures  
ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of peroxide value — Iodometric (visual) 
endpoint de termination  
3 Terms and definitions   
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.  
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:  
— ISO Online browsing platform: availabl e at http://www.iso.org/obp . 
3.1 
Lipstick  
cosmetic product containing pigments, oils, waxes, and emollients that apply color  and textureto the lips  
4 General requirement s 
4.1 The lipstick shall be firm but not brittle in texture. It shall not cause irritation to  the lips. It shall be 
reasonably free from sweating, bloom and rancidity.  DEAS 965 : 2019  
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 4.2 All ingredients used including dyes, pigment and colours shall conform to EAS 377(all Parts) Cosmetics 
and cosmetic products  
4.3 The pro duct shall be produced, prepared and handled in accordance with ISO 22716.  
5 Specific  requirements  
The lipstick shall also comply with the requirements specified in Table1.  
Table 1 — Specific  requirements for lipstick  
Characteristic  Requirement  Method o f test  
Softening point, °C, min.  55 Annex A  
Melting point, o C 55-65 EAS 847 -6 
Thermal Stability  To pass test  EAS 847 -18 
Microbiological examination  Not more than 100 0 micro -organisms per gram  ISO 21149  
Peroxide value , max.  10 ISO 3960  
Breaking l oad value, min.  200 Annex  B 
Particle size of undispersed pigments 
microns, max  40 Annex  C 
Note - The total amount of heavy metals as lead, mercury and arsenic, in combination in the finished product shall not 
exceed 10 mg/kg . 
6 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 2 — Heavy metal requirements for lipstick  
Heavy metal  Limit  Method of test  
Arsenic (As 2O3) mg/l , max.  2 EAS 847 -16 
Mercury (Hg) mg/l, max  2 EAS 847 -16 
Heavy metals (Pb) mg/l, max.   10 EAS 847 -16 
Note - The total amount of heavy metals as lead, mercury and arsenic, in combination in the finished product shall not 
exceed 10 mg/kg  
7 Packaging  
Each lipstick shall be packed in suitable containers which shall not interact chemically with the lipstick and  
shall be strong enough to  prevent contamination of lipstick adequately during normal handling, transportation 
and storage.  
8 Labelling  
In addition to the labell ing requirements in EAS 346, the package shall be legibly and indelibly marked with the 
following information:  
a) manufacturer's name and physical address;  DEAS 965 :2019  
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 b) product name "lipstick”;  
c) batch number;  
d) list of ingredients;  
e) Shade number or shade name;  
f) count ry of origin;  
g) month and year of manufacture and expiry, and  
h) recommended storage conditions  
9 Sampling  
Sampling shall be carried in accordance with ISO 24153 . DEAS 965 : 2019  
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 Annex  A 
(normative)  
 
Softening point  
A.1 Apparatus  
A.1.1  Flat bottom tube, 12 cm long and 2.5 cm i n diameter  
A.1.2  Thermometer, accurate to 0.1 °C  
A.2 Procedure  
A.2.1  Place the lipstick with protruded salve in the flat bottom tube.  
A.2.2  Fix the thermometer through a cork in such a way that the bulb of the thermometer just touches the 
lipstick salve.   
A.2.3  Insert this arrangement into a 1 -litre beaker filled with water to a level one centimetre above the upper 
tip of the lipstick salve.  
A.2.4  Slowly heat the water while stirring so that temperature rises at a rate not exceeding 2 °C per min.  
A.2.5  When the temperature reaches about 45 °C, raise the temperature at the rate of 1 °C per min 
constantly watch the lipstick salve. Record the temperature when the salve starts bending and losing its 
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 Annex B  
(normative)  
 
Breaking load test  
B.1 General  
This test gives the value of maximum load a lipstick can withstand before" it breaks.  
B.2 Apparatus  
B.2.1  Burette, 500 mL capacity  
B.2.2  Screw chuck, to hold the lipstick  
B.2.3  Aluminium cup, of 6 cm diameter and 12 cm length with an arrangement of a hook to suspend it on 
lipstick salve  
B.3 Procedure  
B.3.1  Fix firmly the lipstick container with protruded salve of diameter ranging 11 mm to 13 mm, into a screw 
type of chuck so that the assembly is perfectly horizontal.  
B.3.2  Adjust the burette just above the  lipstick salve. Make a marking at a distance of 1.5 cm from the base 
of the salve where the lipstick salve sits in salve holder cup.  
B.3.3  Weigh the aluminium container along with hook and suspend it on this 1.5 cm mark slowly release 
water from the bure tte into the aluminium container till the salve breaks. Burette reading added with the mass 
of the suspended container gives the breaking load of the lipstick.  DEAS 965 : 2019  
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 Annex C  
(normative)  
 
Particle size of undispersed pigments  
1 Apparatus  
C.1.1  Microscope  
C.1.2  Glass slides  
C.2 Procedure  
C.2.1  Apply a small portion of the lipstick paste on glass slide. Press and spread it with the help of another 
glass slide. Separate both the glass slides.  
C.2.2  Observe one of the slides under microscope using a specially calibr ated eyepiece . Determine the 
particle size of the largest pigment particle.  DEAS 965 :2019  
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 Bibliography  
[1] ASTM D1321 – 10, Standard Test Method for Needle Penetration of Petroleum Waxes  
[2] US 875 :2009, Lipstick — Specification  
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