BIS CERTIFICATION FOR Household Laundry Detergent Powders IS 4955

GET BIS CERTIFICATION FOR HOUSEHOLD LAUNDRY DETERGENT POWDERS IS 4955 : 2020

Any substance that is used to clean laundry is called a detergent. Different types of detergents are used depending on the type of laundry, the amount of dirt in it, the hardness of the stains or according to the requirements of the fabric. Most often, when we talk about laundry, we are generally interested in what it is, our clothes, bed sheets, towels, or what matters even our shoes!

Broadly speaking, when it comes to different types of detergents, there are a lot many available, DIY, conventional, powder, liquid, Non Toxic.

BIS is a statutory institution established under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act,1986  to promote harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods and attending to connected matters in the country.

Household Laundry Detergent Powder product has been specified in IS 4955 : 2020 by Bureau of Indian Standards.

SCOPE :

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

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:

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)

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

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

TESTING PARAMETERS :

·       Active ingredient percent by Mass

·       Total phosphates expressed as P₂O content percent by mass

·       Sodium Tripolyphosphate percent by mass

·       Active Alkalinity

·       Percent Detergency Min

·       Ash built up percent Max

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