CTFA Standards - SANS 1557:2019 – Sunscreen products

SANS 1557:2019 Edition 4 1 Contents Page Acknowledgement Foreword 1 Scope ..................................................................................................................................... 3 2 Normative references ............................................................................................................. 3 3 Definitions and abbreviations ................................................................................................. 4 4 General requirements ............................................................................................................ 6 4.1 Statutory requirements .................................................................................................. 6 4.2 Documented test results ............................................................................................... 6 4.3 Classification ................................................................................................................. 6 4.4 Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) .......................................................................... 6 5 Requirements for the sunscreen products ............................................................................. 7 5.1 Ingredient requirements ................................................................................................ 7 5.2 UV filters ........................................................................................................................ 7 5.3 Performance requirements ............................................................................................ 7 6 Advertising and labelling of sunscreen products .................................................................... 8 6.1 Advertising of sunscreen products ................................................................................ 8 6.2 Labelling of sunscreen products ................................................................................... 9 7 Test methods for determination of SPF and UVA .................................................................. 13 7.1 Principle ......................................................................................................................... 13 7.2 Selection criteria for test subjects ................................................................................. 13 7.3 Number of test subjects ................................................................................................ 15 7.4 Test areas ..................................................................................................................... 16 8 Test method for the determination of in vivo SPF .................................................................. 16 8.1 Apparatus and materials ............................................................................................... 16 8.2 Test procedure .............................................................................................................. 18 8.3 Procedure for UV exposure ........................................................................................... 20 8.4 Product removal ............................................................................................................ 21 8.5 Procedure for MED assessments ................................................................................. 21 8.6 Calculation of the sun protection factor (SPF) and statistics ........................................ 23 8.7 Test reports ................................................................................................................... 24 © SABS © SABS. This non-printable standard is exclusively for members of the Cosmetic, Tolietry and Fragrance Association of South Africa (ctfa) granted access online through its password-protected and member-specific portal in accordance with publishing and copyright exploitation agreement no. 014/009/20-049. The agreement will expire after one year unless renewed. © SABS. This non-printable standard is exclusively for members of the Cosmetic, Tolietry and Fragrance association of South Africa (ctfa).