IS 14137 : 1994 Cetyl Alcohol for Cosmetic Industry - Specification

1 Scope

This standard prescribes the requirements and methods ofsampling and test for cetyl alcohol. The requirements for cetearylalcohol (mixture of cetyl and stearyl alcohols) are given in Table2 for guidance only.

2 References

IS 264 :1976 Nitric acid

IS 265 :1987 Hydrochloric acid

IS 286 :1978 Methods of sampling and testsfor soaps

IS 1070 : 1992Reagent grade water - Specification

IS 2088 : 1988Methods for determination of arsenic

IS 2362 : 1973Determination of water by the Karl Fischer's method

IS 3958 : 1984Methods of sampling cosmetics

IS4707Classification of cosmetic raw materials and adjuncts

Part 1 :1988 Dyes, colour and pigments

Part 2 :1993 List of raw materials generally notrecognized as safefor use in cosmetics