Clothing Wash Care Symbols
Issue
- What do the wash symbols on labels mean?
- Wash care symbols on labels
Applies to
- washing machine
- tumble dryer
- washer-dryer
Resolution
To learn more about the wash care symbols on labels, refer to the table below:
Various symbols are printed on the inside of clothes, indicating how they should be washed/cared for.
Washing | |
Hot wash at max. 95°C, normal cycle. | |
Machine wash at max. 95°C, small laundry load (roughly half the normal load), reduced or no spin. | |
Warm wash at max. 60°C, normal cycle. | |
Machine wash at max. 60°C, small laundry load (roughly half the normal load), reduced or no spin. | |
Delicate wash at max. 40°C, normal cycle. | |
Machine wash at max. 40°C, small laundry load (roughly half the normal load), reduced or no spin. | |
Delicate wash at max. 30°C, normal cycle. | |
Machine wash at max. 30°C, small laundry load (roughly half the normal load), reduced or no spin. | |
Hand wash at max. 40°C; do not machine wash. | |
Do not wash. |
Bleaching | |
May be bleached using any oxidizing bleaching agent. | |
Can be bleached using a non-chlorine oxidizing bleach, but is not suitable for use with chlorine bleaches (avoid chlorine and similar substances). | |
Do not bleach. |
Drying | |
Can be tumble-dried at normal temperature with a max. starting temperature of 80°C. | |
Can be tumble-dried at a low temperature with a max. starting temperature of 60°C. | |
Do not tumble dry. |
Ironing | |
Ironing, pressing, steaming at a high temperature, where the max. the temperature of the iron may be 200°C. | |
Ironing, pressing, steaming at a high temperature, where the max. the temperature of the iron may be 150°C. | |
Ironing, pressing, steaming at a low temperature, where the max. the temperature of the iron may be 110°C. | |
Do not iron, press or steam. |
Dry cleaning | |
Suitable for general dry cleaning. Contact a dry cleaner for further guidance. | |
Suitable for gentle dry cleaning. Contact a dry cleaner for further guidance. | |
Suitable for gentle dry cleaning in liquid hydrocarbons. Contact a dry cleaner for further guidance. | |
Do not dry clean (don’t clean chemically with hydrocarbons or other organic solvents). |
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