Loving Your Laundry
Symbols
Whether you are washing your clothes, drying them or ironing them, the care label on your garment is designed to give you special instructions that will help your clothes look their best.
Washing and Dry Cleaning Symbols
For the washing process, a washtub is shown. The number within the washtub is the maximum wash temperature.
Very mild treatment, a broken bar under the washtub.
Dry Cleaning process, a circle.
Mild treatment, a bar under the washtub or circle.
Hand wash only, do not machine wash, maximum temperature 40°C, handle with care
Treatment not permitted, a St Andrews cross superimposed on any symbol
Bleaching Symbols
Chlorine based bleaching allowed, only cold and dilute solution
Mild treatment, a bar under the washtub or circle.
Ironing Symbols
Iron at maximum sole-plate temperature of 110°C, steam-ironing may be risky
Iron at maximum sole-plate temperature of 200°C
Iron at maximum sole-plate temperature of 150°C
Do not iron, steaming and steam treatments are not allowed
Drying Symbols
Tumble drying possible, normal drying cycle
Do not tumble dry
Drip dry
Tumble drying possible, drying at lower temperature setting
Line dry
Dry flat