ICS 71.100.70  
 
Reference number  
DRS 467: 2021  
© RSB 2021  
  
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STANDARD  DRS 
467 
 
First edition  
2021 -mm-dd 
 
Body sprays  — Specification  
 
   
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 Contents  
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  1 
2 Normative references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  1 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  1 
4 Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  1 
4.1 General requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  1 
4.2 Specific requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  2 
5 Packaging and labelling ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................  2 
5.1 Packaging  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  2 
5.2 Labelling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  3 
6 Sampling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  3 
Annex  A (normative)  Determination of alcohol content  ................................ ................................ ................  4 
A.1 Reagents  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  4 
A.1.1  Sodium chloride  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 4 
A.1.2  Hexane  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................  4 
A.1.3  Sodium hydroxide, 1 N................................ ................................ ................................ ..........................  4 
A.1.4  Phenolphthalein (solid)  ................................ ................................ ................................ .........................  4 
A.2 Procedure  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  4 
Annex  B (normative)  Determination of stability of smell  ................................ ................................ ..............  5 
B.1 Procedure  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  5 
B.2 Results  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................  5 
Annex  C (normative)  Determination of cloud temperature  ................................ ................................ ...........  6 
C.1 Procedure  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  6 
C.2 Results  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................  6 
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 Foreword  
Rwanda Standard sareprepared by Technical Committees and approved by R wanda Standards Board (RSB) 
Board  of Directors in  accordance with the procedures of RSB, in compliance with Annex 3 of the WTO/TBT 
agreement on the preparation, adoption and application of standards.  
The main task of technical committees is to prepare national standards. Final Draft Rwanda S tandards 
adopted by Technical committ ees are ratifie d by me mbers of RSB Board of Director s for publication and 
gazettment as Rwanda Standards.  
DRS 467 was prepared by Technical Committee RSB/TC 011, Cosmetics and related products . 
Committee membership  
The following organizations were represented on the Technical Committee on Cosmetics and related 
products (RSB/TC 011) in the preparation of this standard.  
Paragraph of p articipants  
HORIZON - SOPYRWA Ltd  
University of Rwanda / College of Sciences and Technology (UR/CST)  
Rwanda Inspectorate , Competition and Consumer protection Authority (RICA)  
Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (RFDA)  
Rwanda Forensic Laboratory ( RFL)  
Rwanda Medical Supply Ltd ( RMS)  
UBURANGA PRODUCTS LTD  
ORIBIT Company Ltd  
SULFO Rwanda Ind ustries Ltd  
Beauty Makers Association (BMA)  
KANHAN Cosmetics Ltd  
Rwanda Investigation Bureau  (RIB)  DRS  467: 2021  
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 Introduction  
A paragraph.  
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 Body sprays  — Specification  
1 Scope  
This Draft  Rwanda Standard  specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for body sprays . 
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 editioncited applies. For undated references, 
the latest edition of the referenced  document (including any amendments) applies.  
RS EAS 846, Glossary of terms relating to the cosmetic industry  
 
RS EAS 377 (all part), Cosmetics and cosmetic products  
 
RS ISO 1271, Essential oils – Determination of carbonyl value – Free hydroxylamine method  
 
ISO 1279, Essential oils – Determination of carbonyl value – Potentiometric methods using  
hydroxylammonium chloride  
 
RS EAS 346, Labelling of cosmetic products – General requirements  
 
RS EAS 847 -17, Cosmetics  – Analytical methods  – Part 17: Determination of pH  
3 Terms and definitions  
For the purposes of this standard, the terms and definitions given in RS EAS 846 and the following apply.  
3.1 
body spray/mist  
a spray used  to add fragrance elsewhere on the  body  besides the armpits . 
4 Requirements  
4.1 General requirements  
4.1.1  All ingredients used shall comply with RS EAS 377 (all parts).  
4.1.2  Alcohol used shall be pharmaceutical/food grade. Some suitable denaturants used in cosmetic 
preparations include:  
a) brucine or brucine sulphate;   
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 b) diethyl phthalate, denatonium;  
c) benzoate, denatonium saccharide;  
d) sucrose octa -acetate; and  
e) thymol.  
4.2 Specific requirements  
The product shall comply with the specific quality requirements given in Table 1 when tested in accordance 
with the methods indicated therein.  
Table1 — Specific requirements for body sprays  
S/N Characteristics  Requirement  Test method  
i) Aromatic compounds, % v/v 1-3 RS ISO 1271  
ISO 1279  
ii) Alcohol content , % v/v 50-70 Annex A  
iii) Stability of smell  To pass test  Annex B 
iv) Cloud temperature  To pass test  Annex C  
v) pH (neat)  5-7 RS EAS 847 -17 
 
Table 2 — Heavy metal contaminants  
Heavy metal  Maximum limits a 
mg/kg  Test method  
Lead (as Pb)  10  
RS EAS 847 -16 Arsenic (as As)  2 
Mercury (as Hg)  2 
a The total amount of heavy metals as lead, mercury and arsenic, in combination in the product shall 
not exceed 10 mg/kg.  
 
 
5 Packaging and labelling  
5.1 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.  
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 5.2 Labelling  
In accordance to the labelling requirements of RS EAS 346, the following information shall be indelibly and legibly 
marked on the container:  
 
a) name of the product;  
b) name and address of the manufacturer;  
c) list of ingredients;  
d) net content;  
e) country of origin;  
f) batch number in code or otherwise;  
g) precautions and warnings;  
h) instructions for use  
i) storage condition;  
j) manufacture date and best before date;  
6 Sampling  
Random samples shall be drawn in accordance with RS 278 for test from the market, factory or anywhere 
else.   
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 Annex  A 
(normative)  
 
Determination of alcohol content  
A.1 Reagents  
A.1.1  Sodium chloride  
A.1.2  Hexane  
A.1.3  Sodium hydroxide, 1 N 
A.1.4  Phenolphthalein (solid)  
A.2 Procedure  
Take 25 mL of the sample, accurately measured at 25 C, in a separator. Add 100 mL of water and mix.  
Saturate this mixture with sodium chloride, then add 100 mL of hexane and shake the mixture vigorously for 2  
min to 3 min. Allow the mixture to stand for about 15 min to 20 min. Run the lower layer into the distillation  
flask, wash the hexane in the separator by washing vigorously with about 25 mL of sodium chloride solution,  
allow to stand and run the wash liquor into the first saline solution. Make the mi xed solution just alkaline with  
sodium hydroxide with solid phenolphthalein as indicator. Add a little pumice powder and 100 mL of water.  
Distil and collect not less than 90 mL of distillate into a 100 -mL volumetric flask. Adjust the temperature at 25  
C and dilute with water to 100 mL at the same temperature. Determine the specific gravity at 25 C. Find the  
percentage (v/v) of ethyl alcohol corresponding to the specific gravity by reference to the ethyl alcohol tables *. 
This figure gives the alcohol cont ent of the distillate. Multiply by 4 to get the percentage of ethyl alcohol in the  DRS 467: 2021  
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 Annex  B 
(normative)  
 
Determination of stability of smell  
B.1 Procedure  
Put some pieces of bleached gauze of dimensions 5 cm x 10 cm, which have been pre -washed in hot water  
without soa p and dried, into a porcelain cup and pour 1.5 mL of body spray  into this cup. After the gauze gets  
soaked, take it out with the help of pincers. Without squeezing it, dry it in a premise having temperature 37 C 
± 2 C, and humidity of 65 % ± 5 % for 12 h . 
 
B.2 Results  
The product shall be taken to have passed the test if after the 12 h, the smell of body spray can be clearly 
picked up.  
 
   
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 Annex  C 
(normative)  
 
Determination of cloud temperature  
C.1 Procedure  
Pour 20 mL of body spray into a wide cylinder and close it with a plug. Insert a thermometer having scale up 
to –20 C. Immerse the thermometer into the liquid in such a manner that its bulb is situated at the same  
distance from the bottom and walls. Immerse th e cylinder containing the liquid into a cooling mixture  
containing ice and salt. After cooling the sample to 5 C, take out the cylinder, shake it and scan it in 
transmitted daylight, or in the light of a 40 W electric lamp.  
 
C.2 Results  
The product shall be t aken to have passed the test if no turbidity appears at a temperature of 5 C. The body 
spray should be transparent.  
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