IS 4955 : 2020 Household Laundry Detergent Powders-Specification

ICS 71.100.40 CHD 25

Revised Standard from Last Update.

1 SCOPE

This standard prescribes requirements, methods of sampling and tests for laundry detergent powders for household use.

2 REFERENCES

The Indian Standards listed below contain provisions which through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this Indian Standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revisions, and parties to agreements based on this Indian Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the Indian Standards indicated below:

IS No. Title

199 :1989 Textiles - Estimation of moisture, total size or finish, ash and fatty matter in grey and finished cotton textile materials (third revision)

264 : 2005 Nitric acid - Specification (third revision)

265 : 1993 Hydrochloric acid - Specification (fourth revision)

1070 : 1992 Reagent grade water - Specification (third revision)

4262 : 2002 Sulphuric acid - Code of safety (first revision)

4707 (Part 1) : 2017 Classification for cosmetics raw materials and adjuncts: Part 1 Colourants (third revision)

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5785 (Part 4) : 1976 Methods of performance tests for surface active agents: Part 4 Relative detergency (first revision)

7597 : 2001 Glossary of terms relating to surface active agents (first revision)

8401 : 1994 Alkyl benzene sulphonic acid (acid slurry) - Specification (first revision)

9458 : 1994 Synthetic detergents for washing woollen and silk fabrics - Specification (first revision)

9985 : 1992 Sodium alkyl benzene sulphonate, technical - Specification (first revision)

11601 : 2002 Methods of safety evaluation of synthetic detergents ― Tests for skin irritation and sensitization potential of synthetic detergents (first revision)

12795 : 1989 Linear alkyl benzene - Specification

13933 : 1995 Method of test for ready biodegradability of surface active agents (modified Sturm test)

15267 : 2003 Zeolite detergent grade - Specification