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BS ISO 18861:2020

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Cosmetics. Sun protection test methods. Percentage of water resistance

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BSI 2020 20
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This document specifies a procedure for evaluating the water resistance retention percentage, by comparing the sun protection factor (SPF) before water immersion (hereafter referred to as the “ static” SPF) and after a fixed period of water immersion (hereafter referred to as the “wet” SPF).

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PDF Pages PDF Title
2 National foreword
6 Foreword
7 Introduction
9 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
10 4 Test method
4.1 Outline of the method
4.2 Test subject selection
4.3 Test area
4.4 Product application
4.5 Water immersion procedure
11 4.6 Reference water resistant sun product
4.7 Determination of the minimum erythemal dose (MED)
4.8 Number of test subjects
4.9 Test chronology
5 Calculations and data handling
5.1 General
5.2 SPF before immersion
12 5.3 SPF after immersion
5.4 Individual percentage of water resistance
5.5 Mean percentage of water resistance
5.6 Calculation of lower confidence limit on the mean percentage of water resistance
13 5.7 Acceptance criteria for reference product P2
6 Test report
14 Annex A (normative) Simulated swim test device design
15 Annex B (normative) Test procedure and chronology
18 Annex C (normative) Standard reference sunscreen
19 Bibliography
BS ISO 18861:2020
$102.76