Let’s take stock of what testing items are required for hand sanitizer!

Hand sanitizer refers to products formulated with surfactants as active ingredients for hand cleaning, and is divided into ordinary and concentrated types. The main functions of hand sanitizer are cleaning and skin care, and some specific ingredients can disinfect and sterilize.

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Common hand sanitizer test

Ordinary hand sanitizer is a water-washing product formulated with surfactants and conditioning agents. It does not contain bacteriostatic or bactericidal ingredients. Its main function is to clean the skin and does not have bactericidal or bactericidal functions. Divided into ordinary type and concentrated type.

Test items:

1) Sensory indicators: appearance, smell

2) Physical and chemical indicators: stability, total effective substances, pH, mercury, lead, arsenic

3) Microbial indicators: total bacterial count, fecal coliforms, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, molds and yeasts

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Special hand sanitizer testing

Special hand sanitizer is a hand sanitizer product formulated with surfactants and conditioning agents that has special cleaning, antibacterial and bacteriostatic functions.

Test items:

1) Sensory indicators: appearance, smell

2) Physical and chemical indicators: stability, total active substances, PH, mercury, lead, arsenic, total active substance content, methanol, formaldehyde, heavy metals,

3) Microbial indicators: total number of bacterial colonies, fecal coliforms, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, molds and yeasts, sterilization rate, and bacteriostatic rate.

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Hand sanitizer testing standards (part)

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QB/T 2654 hand sanitizer

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GB/T 13173 Surfactants - Test methods for detergents

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GB/T 26396 Safety Technical Specifications for Laundry Products

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QB/T 2951 Inspection Rules for Detergent Products

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JJF 1070 Measurement and Inspection Rules for Net Content of Quantitatively Packaged Goods

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GB/T 6368 Surfactants - Determination of pH value of aqueous solutions

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GB/T 9985 Detergents for dishwashing

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GB/T 13173.1 Detergent sample separation method

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GB/T 13173.2 Determination of total active substance content in detergents

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GB/T 15818 Surfactant biodegradability test method

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GB/T 15979 Hygienic standards for disposable sanitary products

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"Technical Specifications for Disinfection"

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"Hygienic Code for Cosmetics"