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Lip balm  (Salve)  — 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 -
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 Lip balm  (salve)  — Specification  
1 Scope   
1.1 This Draft Uganda standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods  for lip balm  which are 
petroleum or vegetable oil based.  
1.2 This standard  does not cover lip  balms  for which therapeutic  claims are made,  lipsticks, lip  gloss  and 
emulsion types . 
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 latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
FDEAS 847 -16, Oils for cosmetic industr y — Methods of test — Part 16: Determination of Heavy metal 
Content  
FDEAS 847 -18, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 18: Determination of thermal stability  
FDUS ISO 24153 , Random sampling and randomisation procedures  
ISO 21149, 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  
US ISO 22716,  Cosmetics -- Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) -- Guidelines on Go od Manufacturing 
Practices  
3 Terms and definitions   
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in FDEAS 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  
lip balm (lip salve)  
formulation  applied onto the lips to prevent drying and protect against adverse environmental factors  DUS 1932: 2017  
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 4 Types  
The lip balm shall be of the following three types : 
1) Type 1 — based on vegetable oils and waxes   
2) Type  2 — based on petroleum products  
3) Type 3 — based on a mixture of petroleum products, vegetable oils and waxes.  
5 REQUIREMENTS  
5.1 Description  
5.1.1  The lip balm shall be in the form of solid sticks or soft unctuo us mass.  The lip balm may be coloured 
or perfumed.  
5.1.2  All ingredients used including dyes, pigment and colours shall conform to US EAS 377(all Parts) 
Cosmetics and cosmetic products.  
5.1.3  The lip balm shall  not have harmful effect on the lips and skin around  the lips  when used as intended 
by the manufacturer . 
5.1.4  The lip balm shall not have any objectionable odour . 
5.2 Quality requirements  
The lip balm shall  conform to the requirements specified in table 1, when tested according to the method 
indicate d therein . 
Table 1 — Quality requirements  for lip balm  
Characteristic  Requirement  Test method  
Type 1  Type 2  Type 3  
Peroxide value, meg/kg, Max  10  - 10 US ISO 3960  
Stability  To pass test  To pass test  To pass test  FDEAS 847 - 18 
Arsenic ( as As ), mg /kg, Max  2 2 2 FDEAS 847 -16 
Mercury  2 2 2 FDEAS 847 -16 
Lead (as Pb), mg/kg, Max.  10 10 10 FDEAS 847 -16 
Total viable count for aerobic 
mesophyllic micro -organisms per g, 
max.   
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5.3 Spreadability  
The lip balm  (stick) shall not stick, fragme nt, deform or br eak during application  when t ested in accordance 
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 6 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.  
7 Labelling  
In addition to the labelling requirements in US 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 address;  
c) batch number;  
d) type of product ; 
e) net content of the material when packed;  
f) country of origin;  
g) month and year of manufacture and expiry, and  
h) recommended storage conditions  
8 Sampling  
Sampling shall be carried in accordance with FDUS ISO 24153  
9 Hygiene  
Lip balm shall be produced, p repared and handled in accordance with US ISO 22716  DUS 1932: 2017  
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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 observe 
the uniformity in the formation of the protective layer and whether the stick fragment s, deform s or br eaks  
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 Bibliography  
[1] 76/768/EEC, The European Economic Community Cosmetics Directive  
[2] FDEAS 836: 2015 Sesame (simsim) oil for cosmeti c industry - specification  
[3] FDEAS 837:2015. Avocado oil for cosmetic industry - specification  
[4] FDEAS 838: 2015, Coconut oil for cosmetic industry – Specification  
[5] FDEAS 839: 2015, Ground nuts (peanut) oil for cosmetic industry - specification  
[6] Is 7299:1974, mineral oils for cosmetics  
[7] IS 10284 (1982): Specification for lip salve  
[8] US 1635 2016, Shea butter – Specification  
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 Certification marking  
Products that conform to Uganda standards may be marked with Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
(UNBS) Certification 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 b y 
the Uganda National 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 o f supervision, control 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 cond itions of licensing may be obtained from the Director, Uganda 
National Bureau of Standards.  
 
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