Determination of Lubricant for Condoms in Markets in Thailand

Abstract

       This study determines total lubricant for condoms in individual containers. According to TIS 625-2554, there is no requirement on label of the amount of lubricant on the package. Bureau of Radiation and Medical Devices, Department of Medical Sciences tested 66 condoms purcharged from convenience stores and pharmacies. These samples came from 6 manufactures in Thailand and 1 from importor. The requirements of World Health Organization (WHO) for the total lubricant is (550 ± 150) mg for each container. The test using mass method as follows Thai Industrial Standard, TIS 625 B.E. 2554 is applied to determine the lubricant. The total lubricant is the difference between the weight of condoms before washing lubricant with isopopanol and the weight of condom after washing lubricant with isopopanol. The results found that 57 samples (86%), are conformed to the WHO requirement, with 6 samples (9%) are less and 3 samples (5%) are over.