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 DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD  
Lip balm (Lip salve) — Specification  
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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 East African Community. It is envisaged that through 
harmonized standardization, trade barriers that are encountered when goods and services are exchan ged 
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 community .  
East African Standards are developed through  Technical Committees that are representative of key 
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Draft East African Standards are circulated to stakeholders through the National Standards Bodies in the 
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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 . 
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 Introduction  
Lip balm ( Lip salve ) consists of a homogeneous suspension of ingredients which are petro leum or vegetable 
oil based. It is useful in protecting the lips against chapping and cracking in extremes of temperature by 
forming a thin protective layer.  
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 Lip balm (Slave)  — Specification  
1 Scope   
This Draft East African Standard specifies requiremen ts, sampling and test methods for lip balm which are 
petroleum or vegetable oil based.  
This standard does not cover lip balm for which therapeutic claims are made, lipsticks, lip gloss and emulsion 
types.  
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 a mendments) 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 heavy metal content  
EAS 847 -18, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 18: Determination of thermal stability  
ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of peroxide value — Iodometric (visual) 
endpoint determination  
ISO 21149, Cosmetic s — Microbiology — Enumeration and detection of aerobic mesophilic bacteria  
ISO 22716,  Cosmetics — Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) — Guidelines on Good Manufacturing 
Practices  
ISO 24153 , Random sampling and randomisation procedures  
3 Terms and definitio ns  
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: available at http://www.iso.org/obp  
lip balm(lip salve)  
formulation  applied onto the lips to prevent drying and protect against adverse environmental factors  DEAS 963:2019  
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 4 Types  
The lip balm shall be of the following three types : 
a) Type 1 - based on vegetable oils and wax es;  
b) Type  2 - based on petroleum products ; and  
c) Type 3 - based on a mixture of petroleum products, vegetable oils and waxes.  
5 REQUIREMENTS  
5.1 Ingredients  
All ingredients used including dyes, pigment and colours shall  comply with the requ irements of EAS 37 7. 
5.2 General requirement  
5.2.1  The lip balm shall  
a) be in the form of solid or soft unctuous mass,  
b) not have harmful effect on the lips and skin around the lips when used as intended by the 
manufacturer, and  
c) not have any objectionable odour  except the cha racteristic odour from the main ingredient.   
5.2.2  The lip balm may be coloured or perfumed.  
5.2.3  The product shall shall be produced, prepared and handled in accordance with ISO 22716 . 
5.3 Specific quality requirements  
5.3.1  Lip balm shall  comply with the specific quality requirements given  in Table 1 when tested in 
accord ance with the test method s specif ied therein . 
Table 1 — Specific quality requirements  for lip balm  
Characteristic  Requirement  Test method  
Type 1  Type 2  Type 3  
Peroxide value, meq/kg, max.  10 - 10 ISO 3960  
Stability  To pass test  To pass test  To pass test  EAS 847 - 18 
 
5.3.2  The lip balm shall uniformly spread and shall not stick, fragment, deform or break during application 
when tested in accordance with Annex A.  
6 Heavy metal requi rements  
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 . 
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 Table 2 — Heavy metal requirements  for lip balm  
Characteristic  Requirementa Test method  
Type 1  Type 2  Type 3 
Arsenic (as As ), mg/kg, max.  2 2 2  
EAS 847 -16 Mercury (as Hg), mg/kg, max.  2 2 2 
Lead (as Pb), mg/kg, max.  10 10 10 
a The total amount of heavy metals as lead, mercury and arsenic, in combination in the finished product shall not exceed 10 
mg/kg. 
7 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 therein  
Table 3 — Microbiological limits for lip balm (lip salve)  
Characteristic  Requirement  Test method  
Type 1  Type 2  
Total viable count for aerobic mesophyllic 
microorganisms per g, max.  1000 1000 ISO 21149  
Pseudomonas aeruginosa      Not detectable in 0.5 g 
of cosmetic product  Not detectable in 0.5 g 
of cosmetic product  ISO 22717  
Staphylococcus aureus           ISO 22718  
Candida albicans   ISO 18416  
Escherichia coli  ISO 21150  
 
9 Packaging  
The product shall be packaged in suitable well -sealed containers that shall protect the contents and shall not 
cause any contamination  or react with the product.  
10 Labelling  
In addition to the labelling requirements in EAS 346, the package shall be legibly and indelibly  marked with the 
following information:  
a) product name as “Lip balm” or Lip salve”;  
b) manufacturer's name and physical addr ess; 
c) batch number;  
d) list of ingredients  
e) type of product “vegetable oil and waxes, petroleum products or mixture  of petroleum products, 
vegetable oils and waxes”;  
f) net content of the material when packed;  DEAS 963:2019  
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 g) country of origin;  
h) month and year of manufacture and e xpiry; and  
i) recommended storage conditions.  
11 Sampling  
Sampling shall be carried in accordance with ISO 24153  DEAS 963: 2019  
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 Annex  A 
(normative)  
 
Test of spreadability  
Apply the lip balm (at room temperature of 25 ºC ± 3 ºC) repeatedly onto a glass slide and visually ob serve the 
uniformity in the formation of the protective layer and whether the stick fragments, deforms or breaks during 
application.  DEAS 963:2019  
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 Bibliography  
[1] CD/TRADE/01: 2018 , 
[2] EAS 836: 2017, Sesame (simsim) oil for cosmetic industry - Specification  
[2] EAS 83 7:2017, Avocado oil for cosmetic industry — Specification  
[3] EAS 838:2017, Coconut oil for cosmetic industry — Specification  
[4] EAS 839:2017, Ground nuts (peanut) oil for cosmetic industry — Specification  
[5] FDUS 1932: 2018,Lip balm — Specification  
[6] IS 10284:1982, Specification for lip salve  
[7] US 1635 :2016, Shea butter — Specification  
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