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 DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD  
Nail polish remover — Specification  
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY  DEAS  341: 2022  
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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 
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 Nail polish remover  — Specification  
1 Scope   
This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements , sampling and test methods for nail polish 
removers used for cosmetic purposes . 
2 Normative references  
The following documents are re ferred 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 ed ition of the referenced document (including any amen dments) 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  
ISO 24153, Random samp ling and randomization procedures   
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  
nail polish remover  
solvent used to remove nail polish  
4 Requirem ents 
4.1 General requirements  
4.1.1 All ingredients used shall comply with EAS 377  (all parts ).  
4.1.2 Nail polish  remover sh all be effective in removing all  traces of the nail polish.  
4.1.3 Nail polish remover shall have no undesirable or harmful effects on the nails and cuticle for example, 
cracking or drying.  
4.2 Specific requirements  
Nail polish remove r shall comply with th e specific requirements given in  Table 1 when tested in accordance 
with the test methods specified therein.   
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 Table 1 — Specific  requirements for nail polish remover  
S/No. Characteristic  Requirement  Test method  
i) Organic solvent content, % 
by mass, min.  80 Annex A  
ii) Non-volatile  matter, % by 
mass, min.  0.5 Annex B  
 
5 Packaging  
Nail polish remover  shall be packaged in suitable well -sealed containers that protect  the contents and shall 
not cause any contamination or react with the product.  
6 Labelling  
6.1 In addition to the labelling requirements given in EAS 346, each package shall b e legibly and inde libly 
labelled with product name as “ nail polish remover ”. 
7 Sampling  
Sampling shall be drawn for test in accordance with ISO 24153 .   
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 Annex  A 
(normati ve) 
 
Determination of solvent content  
A.1 Outline of the method  
The components of the solvent used in the nail polish remover are separated and determined by gas 
chromatography.  
A.2 Apparatus  
Gas chromatograph equipped with columns prepared with DC -200 si licone grease and carbowax 20 M  
A.3 Procedure  
A.3.1  Disperse 3 g  of the sample in 8 mL of iso -octane. Filter in a closed system, and keep the solution in a 
tube closed with a serum cap for analysis.  
A.3.2  Set up the system as shown in Table A.1.  
A.3.3  Inject 5 μL aliquots of standard solution into the column. Calibra te the integrator.  
A.3.4  Inject 5 μL aliquots of the sample -solution into the column.  
A.4 Results  
Determine the solvent content by reference to the standard solution .  
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 Table A.1 — Analyti cal conditions and the retention time of solvent  
S/N  Compound  DC-200 silicon grease  Carbowax 20M*  
75 °C  100 °C  40 °C  
i)  Ethanol  2.1  1.25  2.5  
ii)  Isopropyl alcohol  2.5  2.50  2.5  
iii)  Acetone  2.5  1.50  1.3  
iv) Carbitol  -  2.00  -  
v) Methyl ethyl  -  2.50  -  
vi) Ethyl acetate  5.0  2.75  2.2  
vii) Hexane  -  3.00  -  
viii)  Chlorothene  -  3.75  -  
ix) Methyl cellosolve  -  3.75  -  
x) Butanol  -  4.00  -  
xi) Cyclohexane  -  4.25  -  
xii) Heptane  -  5.25  -  
xiii) Isooc tane  -  5.25  -  
xiv)  Ethyl cellosolve  10.0  5.75  1.5  
xv) Methyl isobutyl  -   -  
xvi) Letone  -  6.25  -  
xvii) Amyl alcohol  -  7.50  -  
xviii) Toluene  -  8.10  -  
xix) Amyl acetate  16.5  9.50  5.0  
xx) Butyl acetate  -  9.75  -  
xxi) Xylene  21.1  15.5  7.0  
xxii) Butyl cellosolve  -  19.8  -  
*10 ft x 1/4 in OD, 5 wt % stationary phase on acid -washed Chromosorb 60/80 mesh. Hilium carrier gas at 60 m L/min 
NOTE  — If the determination of camphor by gas chromatography is needed, the analysi s should be made on the DC – 200 column at 180 
°C. 
  
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 Annex  B 
(normative)  
 
Determination of non -volatile matter  
B.1 Apparatus  
B.1.1  Flat glass petri dish , 8 cm diameter  
B.1.2  Thermostatically controlled ove n 
B.2 Procedure  
Weigh accurately 1.0 g ± 0.2 g of the polish in th e petri dish and place it in an oven at 105 °C ± 2 °C for one 
hour. Cool to room temperature and weigh the dish. Repeat the process to bring to constant mass.  
B.3 Calculation  
The non-volati le matter content shall be calculated as follows;  
Non-volatile mat ter, percent by mass = 
  
where  
M is the, mass in grams, of the sample taken,  
M1 is the mass, in grams, of the dry and empty petri dish, and  
M2 is the mass, in grams, of the petri dish and  dried sample   
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 Bibliography  
EAS 341: 2013 , Nail polish removers — Specification  
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