Revised Standard from Last Update.

1. Scope

1.1 This draft standard prescribes the requirements and methods of sampling and test for skin powder for infants below three years age.

1.2 This standard does not cover skin powder for general use, for which a separate Indian Standard, IS 3959 : 2004 ‘Skin powder - Specification (second revision)’ has been published.

2. References

The following standards are necessary adjuncts to this standard. The standards contain provisions, which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on thisstandard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below:

2088 : 1983 Methods for determination of arsenic (second revision)

3958 : 1984 Methods of sampling cosmetics (first revision)

4011 : 2018 Methods of test for safety evaluation of cosmetics (third revision)

4707 Classification of cosmetic raw materials and adjuncts

(Part 1) : 2017 Colourants (third revision)

(Part 2) : 2017 List of raw materials generally not recognized as safe for use in cosmetics (fourth revision)

14648 : 2011 Microbiological examination of cosmetics and cosmetic raw materials - Methods of test (second Revision)