DRAFT UGANDA STANDARD  
  DUS 1877  
First Edition  
2017 -mm-dd 
 
 
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Deodorants and antiperspirants — Specification  
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 Deodorants and antiperspirants — Specification  
1 Scope   
This Draft Uganda Standard prescribes the requirements, sampling and test  methods  for deodorants and 
antiperspirants.  
This standard does not apply to the medicated deodorants and antiperspirants, which claim therapeutic  value.  
2 Normative references   
The following referenced documents referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content 
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated reference s, only the edition cited applies. For undated 
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
FDEAS 847 -16, Oils for cosmetic industry — Methods of test — Part 16: Determination of Heavy metal 
Content  
FDEAS 84 7-17, Oils for cosmetic industry — Methods of test — Part 17: Physio -chemical tests  
FDUS ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomisation procedures  
US EAS 346, Labelling of cosmetics — General requirements   
US EAS 377 (all parts), Cosmetics and cosmetic produ cts 
US ISO 7010 — Graphical symbols safety colours and safety signs — Registered safety  
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 standard ization at the following addresses: — ISO Online browsing 
platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp  
3.1  
antiperspirant  
preparation for prevention of sweating . 
3.2  
body odour  
the armpit (or axillary) odour which tends to have a characteristic smell.  
3.3  
cosmetic  
any article intended to be used by means of rubbing, pouring, steaming, sprinkling, spraying on or otherwise 
applied to the human body or any part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering 
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 articles intended beside the above purposes for use in the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of diseases and 
those intended to affect the structure or any function of the b ody. 
3.4  
deodorant  
substance applied to the body to mask the smell of sweat.  
3.5 
roll-ball 
spherically shaped object, with the capacity to roll in all directions. It is put at the opening of a roll -on container  
and serves the role of closing the container  as well as dispensing the contents, when rolled on the  skin. 
3.6 
roll-on deodorant and antiperspirant  
cosmetic preparation with the effect of deodorizing and providing antiperspirant properties to the body of the  
user. It is packed in a container fitted w ith a roll -ball. 
4 Requirements  
4.1 General requirements  
4.1.1 The prepara tion shall be of uniform colour  and shall be free from visible impurities.  
4.1.2 The final product shall not be harmful to the user under normal use.  
4.13 Deodorants and antiperspira nts packed in aerosol containers shall in addition be tested as prescribed 
in table 3 . 
4.1.4 All ingredients used including dyes, pigments and colour shall conform to all parts of  US EAS 377 . 
4.1.5 The deodorant and antiperspirant shall contain acceptable amounts of the ingredients necessary to 
effect the intended end use performance as stipulated on the label.  
4.2 Quality Requirements  
The deodorant and antiperspirant shall also comply with the requirements given in Table 1 when tested in 
accordance with th e methods prescribed therein.  DUS 1877: 2017  
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 Table 1 — Requirements for deodorants and antiperspirants  
Characteristics  Requirements  Test method  
Stability of smell  To pass test  Annex A  
pH neata 3 - 7 FDEAS 847 -17 
Non-volatile matter, percentage m/m, min.b 10.0 Annex B 
a and b This test does not apply to stick products.  
 
4.3 Heavy metals  
The deodorant and antiperspirant shall comply with the limits for heavy metal contaminants in accordance with 
Table 2  
Table 2 — Limits for heavy metal  contaminants . 
Characterist ic REQUIREMENT  TEST METHOD  
Lead (Pb), ppm, max  20.0  
FDEAS 847 -16 Arsenic (As), ppm, max.  2.0 
Mercury (Hg), ppm, max  2.0 
cTotal amount of Lead, Arsenic and Mercury , ppm , max.  20.0 
cThe heavy metal including Lead, Arsenic and Mercury shall be a result o f contamination during  processing 
and not deliberate addition as an ingredient.  
4.4 Specific requirements  
The deodorants and antiperspirants packed in aerosol containers shall be test in accordance with table 3  
Table 3 — specific r equirements for aerosol c ontainers  
Characteristic  Requirement  Test method  
CFCs  Absent  Annex C  
Delivery rate g/s, min,  0.01  Annex D  
Net weight delivery m/m, %, min  95  Annex E  
General leakage  To pass test  Annex F  
5 Packaging   
The deodorant and antiperspirant shall be  packaged as roll -ons, aerosols, squeeze, stick products and in any other 
suitable  containers  that shall protect the contents and shall not cause any contamination or react with the product.  
5.1 Roll-ball construction  
If the container is fitted with a roll  ball: 
5.1.1  The roll ball shall be made of plastic material.  
5.1.2  The roll ball shall be fitting on the container such that on holding the container upside down the contents 
shall not pour out.  
5.1.3  The roll ball shall be free rolling, leaving a thin la yer of the contents on the skin during dispensation.  DUS 1877: 2017  
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 5.2 Aerosol containers  
Filled aerosol containers  shall be appropriately classified in terms of flame propagation characteristics of their 
contents when tested in accordance with annex G;  
a) Highly flammable  — if the average length of the flame is greater than 0.45 m or if the flame burns back 
to the actuator, or continues to burn when the test flame is extinguished.  
b) Flammable — if the average length of the flame is between 0.20 m and 0.45 m  
c) Non-flammable — if the product does n ot burn in the manner described above (a) and (b)  
6 Labelling  
6.1 In addition to the labelling requir ements outlined in US EAS 346 , the package shall be legibly marked 
with the following information:  
a) manufacturer's name and physical add ress;  
b) product name  “deodorant” or “antiperspirant” ; 
c) net content  of the material when packed;  
d) instructions for use;  
e) country of origin;  
f) month and year of manufacture and expiry;  
g) warning/precuations  
6.2 In addition, the following warning shall be labelled on all products containing Aluminium zirconium 
chloride hydroxide complexes and /or the Aluminium zirconium chloride hydroxide glycine complexes:  
Caution :‘Do not apply to irritated or damaged skin.’  
6.3 The product shall also be labelled with appropriate safet y symbols as specified in US ISO 7010 . 
7 Sampling  
Representative unopened samples shall be drawn for test from the market or anywhere else in accordance 
with DUS ISO 24153 . The samples shall be declared as conforming to the specification if they satisfy al l the 
specified requirements.  DUS 1877: 2017  
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 Annex  A 
(normative)  
 
Stability of smell  
A.1 Apparatus  
A.1.1  Porcelain cup  
A.1.2  Pincers  
A.1.3  Ten pieces of bleached gauze of dimension 5 cm x 10 cm  
A.1.4  Thermometer  
A.1.5  Hygrometer  
A.2 Procedure  
Put some pieces of bleached gauze which have been pre -washed in hot water without soap and dried into a 
porcelain cup and pour 1.5 m l of the sample 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 tempe rature 37 °C ± 2 °C and humidity of 65  
% ± 5 % for 12 h.  
A.3 Result  
The product shall be taken to have passed the test if, after 12 h, the smell of the sample can clearly be picked 
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 Annex  B 
(normative)  
 
Non-volatile matter  
B.1 Apparatus  
B.1.1  Moisture d ish 
B.1.2  Oven  
B.1.3  Analytical balance  
B.1.4  Desiccator  
B.2 Procedure  
Weigh accurately 1g ± 0.2 g of the sample in the dish and place it in an oven at 105 °C ± 2°C for 1 h. Cool to 
room temperature in a desiccator and weigh the dish. Repeat the process to  bring it to constant mass.  
B.3 Calculation  
Non-volatile matter per cent by mass  =
1001 2
MM M  
Where,  
M = mass, in grams, of the material taken,  
M1 = mass, in grams, of the dry and empty dish, and  
M2 = mass, in grams, of the dish and dried mater ial. DUS 1877: 2017  
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 Annex  C  
(normative)  
 
Determination of propellant composition  
C1 procedure  
C.2.1 The analysis of the propellant mixture in most aerosol is carried out conveniently by gas 
chromatography. For Sampling,  a hypodermic needle is fitted to the valve of the aerosol can and 
approximately 0.5  g of the propellant is injected into the heavy duty centrifuge tube closed with serum cap , 
containing about 8 ml of benzene. After mixing, 5 µl samples are taken out from t his tube with a microlitre 
syringe and injected into the gas chromatograph.  
C.2.2  Two 4572 mm × 6.35 mm OD columns operated at 40 °C are recommended for the analysis 
containing 20 percent weight hexadecane and diethylhexyl sebacate respectively on silanize d chromosorb 
W60/S0 mesh.  
The first column should be used mainly for initial screening and the second column for the confirmation and 
determination of the identified propellants.  
Table C1 lists the relative retention data of the most widely used propellant  together with some other fluorinate 
hydrocarbons and benzene used as the solvent IN the two columns.  
Table C1 — Relative reten tion data of propellants  
Chemical name  Stationary phase diethylhexyl sebacate  Stationary phase hexadecane  
Octafluorocylobutane  0.214  0.122  
1-chloro -1,2,2 trifluoroethylene  0.268  0.196  
Propane  0.275  0.22 
1,2-difluoroethane  0.289  0.141  
Dichlorodifluoromethane  0.296  0.220  
1,2-dichloro1,1.2,2 -
tetrafluoromethane  0.345  0.290  
Isobutane  0.366  0.378  
Monochlorodiflouoromethane  0.368  0.152  
1-Chloro -1,1-difluoroethane  0.402  0.236  
n- butane  0.449  0.527  
Vinylchloride  0.529  0.353  
Trichlorofluoroethane  1.000  1.000  
1,1,2 -trichloro -1,2,2 -tetrafluoroethane  1.254  1.342  
Dichloromonofluoroethane  1.354  0.515  
1,2-dibromo -1,1,2,2 tetrafluoroe thane  1.634  1.363  
Methylene Chloride  2.565  1.070  
Benzene  6.786  5.661  DUS 1877: 2017  
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 C.2 Results  
The sample shall be considered as having failed the test if it contains any of the above CFCs  DUS 1877: 2017  
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 ANNEX D  
(normative)  
 
Determination Delivery Rate of the dispenser  
D.1 Material  and apparatus  
The following material and apparatus shall be used in this test  
D.1.1  Any suitable timing device  
D.1.2 Balance  
Having  accuracy to 0.01  g and with a capacity greater  than 500  g. 
D.1.3  pair of gloves  
Made of cloth or fabric or towel for handli ng dispensers during test.  
D.1.4  pair of tongs   
For removing dispensers from water bath . 
D.1.5 Water bath   
Set at 26 °C ± 0.3 °C, thermostatically controlled.  
D.2 Procedure  
D.2.1  Hold a dispenser upright, spray for two seconds to fill the eduction tube. Th en weigh the dispenser  
D.2.2 Submerge the dispenser into the water bath for 15 minutes using tongs, remove the dispenser from 
the bath and immediately dry the container with a towel Spray the dispenser in one continuous burst for 10 
seconds. Re -weigh the dispenser.  
D.2.3  Repeat the procedure and take an average of three tests. The difference between the maximum and 
minimum delivery rates shall not exceed 0.2 g per second  
D.3 Calculation  
Calculate the delivery rate according to the following formula;  
Delive ry rate (in g per second) = 
NMM 2 1  
Where;  
M1 = initial weight of the dispenser in grams  
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 N = time in seconds  
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 ANNEX E  
(normative)  
 
Net weight delivery  
Procedure  
E.1 For the determination of the n et weight delivery,  a random sample of at least three packages is 
selected. After the removal of any dust cover or caps not required for dispensing the product, the gross weight 
of each packa ge is determined and after shaking for 15 seconds, the content of  the lightest container is 
drained  by holding the valve wide open. Now the exhausted container is weighed . The result is called wet –
tare weight and is equal to the weight of the container plus any product remaining after draining.  
E.2 Consequently, the re generation allowance is determined and subtracted from the wet -tare weight to 
obtain the corrected wet -tare weight. The regeneration allowance is defined as the difference between the 
weight of the product which would be delivered through normal usage and the weight of the product delivered 
by the present accelerated procedure .It is calculated by multiplying the label weight of the container by 0.02 g 
and rounding the result to the next lowest gram.  
E.3 By subtracting the corrected tare weight from the gro ss weight, the adjusted net weight of the package is 
obtained. If this is greater than 95 percent of the label weight the lot is assumed to be satisfactory. However, if 
it is less than 95 percent of the label weight, the lot is rejected.  DUS 1877: 2017  
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 ANNEX F  
(normative  ) 
 
Testing of filled aerosol containers  
F.1 Procedure  
F.1.1  All filled aerosol containers shall be tested by immersion in a water bath set at 55  °C  
F.1.2  The container shall be such that the pressure generated within the immersed container reaches not 
less than 90 percent of the pressure generated within the containers at equilibrium at 55 °C. 
F.2 Interpretation of results  
Any filled aerosol container that shall leak, get distorted or burst as a result of this test shall be considered to 
have failed the t est and shall be discarded.  DUS 1877: 2017  
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 ANNEX G  
(normative )  
 
Flame propagation  
G.1 Principle  
The filled aerosol container is sprayed as a test flame under controlled conditions and length of the burning 
spry cone is measured.  
G.2 Apparatus  
G.1.1  In its simplest form , the apparatus consists of a base marked at 0.15 m intervals, an adjustable stand 
to carry the aerosol container which may be raised or lowered to accommodate differences in container 
height, a means of measuring the burning spray cone (usually a one metr e fuel placed horizontally at the 
same level as the top third of the flame, the hottest part) a means of igniting the spray cone in the form of a 
test flame 0.05 m ± 0.005 m in height (usually a candle flame is used).  
G.1.2  Water bath maintained at 20 °C .This equipment shall be used to bring the aerosol container and its 
contents to equilibrium at 20 °C (Heat the cans to 20 °C in the water bath)  
G.3 Procedure  
G.3.1  place the aerosol container on the stand. Depress the actuator and adjust the height of th e stand so 
that the spray cone will pass through the upper third test flame (hottest part).  
G.3.2  Bring the aerosol container and its content to the equilibrium temperature of 20 °C. Place the 
container on the stand so that the point where the spray emerge s is 0.15 m from the test flame. Then light the 
test flame and depress the actuator for 15 seconds to 20 seconds. Record the total length of the burning spray 
cone and specify whether or not it burns back to the actuator.  
G.3.3  Extinguish the test flame an d record whether the spray cone continues to burn while the actuator is 
depressed.  
G.3.4  Repeat each test twice and record the flame length as the average of the three tests.  DUS 1877: 2017  
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 Bibliography  
[1] 76/768/EEC, The European Economic Community Cosmetics Directive  
[2] KS 1669:2001 —Specification for cosmetic and air freshener aerosols  
[3] KS 1764:2012 — Specification for deodorants and antiperspirants  
[4] TZS 919: 2015, Deodorants  and antiperspirants — Specification  
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