Which rules apply to bath paints
- Formulation safety for skin contact and ingestion exposure, lead and heavy-metal screening per color, LHAMA labeling, small parts on holders.
- CPSIA section 101 total lead content in accessible substrate materials.
- 16 CFR part 1303 lead in paint and surface coatings where painted or coated.
- CPSIA section 103 tracking labels: manufacturer, location, and date of manufacture on product and packaging.
The testing and certification path
Heavy metals per color, preservative documentation, small parts on holders and sponges.
Book testing at a laboratory that is CPSC-accepted for each rule, issue the CPC in your own name citing the rules your report supports, and keep the certificate with its test report for at least five years. Marketplaces ask for the pair, not the certificate alone.
Questions people ask
Do bath paints need preservative testing?
Water-based products need a documented preservative system.
Are bath crayons the same as sidewalk chalk?
Different chemistry, exposure, and review.
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