WASHING
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Machine wash, normal |
Garment may be laundered through the use of hottest available water, detergent or soap, agitation, and a machine designed for this purpose. |
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Washing machine, cold |
Initial water temperature should not exceed 30°C. |
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Washing machine, warm |
Initial water temperature should not exceed 40°C. |
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Washing machine, hot | Initial water temperature should not exceed 50°C. |
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Washing machine, hot | Initial water temperature should not exceed 60°C. |
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Washing machine, hot | Initial water temperature should not exceed 70°C. |
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Washing machine, hot | Initial water temperature should not exceed 95°C. |
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Washing Machine, Permanent Press |
Garment may be machine laundered only on the setting designed to preserve. |
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Machine wash, gentle or delicate |
Garment may be machine laundered only on the setting designed for gentle agitation and/or reduced time for delicate items. |
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Hand wash |
Garment may be laundered through the use of water, detergent or soap and gentle hand manipulation. |
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Do not wash! |
Garment may not be safely laundered by any process. Normally accompanied by Dry Clean instructions. |
CHLORINE BASED BLEACHING
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Bleaching allowed | Any bleach cleaning product can be used in the cleaning process |
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Chlorine bleach only | Only chlorine bleach and cold water may be used in the laundering process. |
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Non-chlorine bleach only |
Only a non-chlorine, color-safe bleach may be used in the laundering process. Chlorine bleach may not be used. |
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Do not bleach! | No bleach product may be used. The garment is not colorfast or structurally able to withstand any bleach. |
TUMBLE DRY
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Tumble dry, normal | A machine dryer may be regularly used at the hottest available temperature setting. |
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Tumble dry, normal, low heat | A machine dryer may be regularly used at a maximum of Low Heat setting. |
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Tumble dry, normal, medium heat | A machine dryer may be regularly used at a maximum of Medium Heat setting. |
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Tumble dry, normal, high heat | A machine dryer may be regularly used at a High Heat setting. |
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Tumble dry, normal, no heat | A machine dryer may be regularly used only at No Heat or Air Only setting. |
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Do not tumble dry |
A machine dryer may not be used. Usually accompanied by an alternate drying method symbol. |
IRONING
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Iron, any temperature, steam or dry |
Regular ironing may be needed and may be performed at any available temperature with or without steam is acceptable. |
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Iron, low temperature | Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed at Low setting (110°C) only. |
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Iron, medium temperature | Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed at Medium setting (150°C). |
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Iron, high temperature | Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed at High setting (200°C). |
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Do not steam | Steam ironing will harm garment, but regular dry ironing at indicated temperature setting is acceptable |
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Do not iron! | Item may not be smoothed or finished with an iron. |
DRY CLEANING
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Dry clean | Dry clean, any solvent, any cycle any moisture, any heat. |
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Dry clean, any solvent |
Dry clean, any solvent. Usually used with other restrictions on proper dry cleaning procedure. |
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Dry clean, petroleum solvent only | Dry clean using only petroleum solvent. Usually used with other restrictions. |
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Dry clean, any solvent except trichloroethylene |
Any dry-cleaning solvent other than trichloroethylene may be safely used. |
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Wet clean | No harsh chemicals or solvents. |
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Do not dry clean! | Garment may not be commercially dry-cleaned. |
This information is informative and cover only the most common cleaning symbols,
which are compiled here using several web resources.
