This Draft East African Standard outlines the specifications, sample procedures, and testing protocols for mosquito repellent bath soap that is applied directly to the skin.
The product must be a mosquito repellent that is created as a bathing soap and must be fundamentally a product that has active ingredient(s) added to a specified level. It must also be a product that is formulated as a bathing soap.
- The important annexures of this standard are listed below;
- Annex A: Determination of DEET
- Annex B: Determination of ethyl butylacetamidopropionate
- Annex C: Determination of Icaridin
- Annex D: Determination of Total Pyrethrins
- Annex E: Texture and Stability Test
- Annex G: Determination of Trichlorocarbanilide (TCC) and TricIosan (TCN) in soaps
- Annex H: Determination of Chloroaniline
- Annex I: Test for Lather Volume in Bathing
- Annex J: Evaluation of the Mushing Properties of a Bathing Bar
- Annex k: Determination of grittiness in bathing bars
- Annex L: Determination of Rosins