DRAFT UGANDA STANDARD  
  DUS 875 
Second Edition  
2018 -mm-dd 
 
 
 Reference number  
DUS 875 : 2018 
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Lipstick — Specification  
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 Foreword  
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is a parastatal under the Ministry of Trade , Industry and 
Cooperatives established under Cap 327 , of the Laws of Uganda , as amended .  UNBS is mandated to co -
ordinate the elaboration of standards and is  
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(c) the National Enquiry Point on TBT  Agreement  of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).  
The work of preparing Uganda Standards is carried out through Technical Committees. A Technical 
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The committee responsible for this document is Technical Committee UNBS /TC 5, Chemicals  and 
Environment,  Subcommittee SC 1, Industrial and Public Health ch emicals . 
This second  edition cancels and replaces the first  edition ( US 875:2009 ), which has been technically revised.   
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 Lipstick — Specification  
1 Scope   
This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and methods of  test for lipstick.  
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 references, only the edition cited applies. For undated 
references, the la test 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  
US ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomisation procedures  
WDUS ISO 211 49, Cosmetics -- Microbiology -- Enumeration and detection of aerobic mesophilic bacteria  
US EAS 346, Labelling of cosmetics — General requirements  
US EAS 377 (all parts), Cosmetics and cosmetic products  
US ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of peroxide value — Iodometric (visual) 
endpoint determination  
3 Terms and definitions   
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  
Lipstick  
cosmetic  product containing pigments, oils, waxes, and emollients that apply color, texture, and protectio n to 
the lips  
4 General requirement  
4.1 The lipstick shall be firm but not brittle in texture. It shall have an attrac tive appearance, pleasant taste 
and feel on the lips . It shall be reasonably free f rom sweating, bloom and rancidity.  
4.2 All ingredients used including dyes, pigment and colours shall conform to US EAS 377(all Parts) 
Cosmetics and cosmetic products  DUS 875: 2018  
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 5 Quality requirements  
The lipstick shall also comply with the requirements specified in Table1 . 
Table 1 — Quality r equirements for lipstick  
Characteristic  Requirement  Method of test  
Softening point, °C 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 micro -organisms  per gram  WDUS ISO 21149  
Peroxide number , max.  10 US ISO 3960  
Breaking load value, min.  200 Annex  B 
Particle size of undispersed pigments 
microns, max  40 Annex  C 
Arsenic ( As2O3) mg/l, max.  2 EAS 847 -16 
Mercury ( Hg) mg/l, max  2 EAS 847 -16 
Heav y 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 ppm  
6 Packaging  
Each lipstick shall be packed in sui table 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  
7 Labelling  
In addition to the labelling requirements in US EAS 346, the package shall be legibly and indelibly ma rked with 
the following information:  
a) manufacturer's name and physical address;  
b) product name  "lipstick” ; 
c) batch number;  
d) Shade number or shade name;  
e) country of origin;  
f) month and year of manufacture and expiry, and  
g) recommended storage conditions  
8 Sampling  
Sampling shall be carried in accordance with US ISO 24153 . DUS 87 5: 2018  
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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 in diameter  
A.1.2  Thermometer, accurate to 0.1 °C  
A.2 Procedure  
A.2.1  Place the lipstick with protru ded 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 ab ove 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 
constant ly watch the lipstick salve. Record the temperature when the salve starts bending and losing its 
shape.  DUS 875: 2018  
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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 lipstic k 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 burette into the aluminium container till the salve breaks. Burette reading added with the mass 
of the s uspended container gives the breaking load of the lipstick.  DUS 87 5: 2018  
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 Annex C  
(normative)  
 
Particle size of undispersed pigments  
C.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 calibrated eye piece. Determine the 
particle size of the largest pigment particle.  DUS 875: 2018  
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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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Products that conform to Uganda standards may be marked with Uganda National Bureau of Standards 
(UNBS) Certificat ion Mark shown in the figure below.  
The use of the UNBS Certification Mark is governed by the Standards Act, and the Regulations made 
thereunder. This mark can be used only by those licensed under the certification mark scheme operated by 
the Uganda Natio nal Bureau of Standards and in conjunction with the relevant Uganda Standard. The 
presence of this mark on a product or in relation to a product is an assurance that the goods comply with the 
requirements of that standard under a system of supervision, con trol and testing in accordance with the 
certification mark scheme of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards. UNBS marked products are 
continually checked by UNBS for conformity to that standard.  
Further particulars of the terms and conditions of licensin g may be obtained from the Director, Uganda 
National Bureau of Standards.  
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