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