Care Symbol |
Written Care Instructions |
Explanations |
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Machine wash, Normal |
Clothes may be washed with hottest water available with detergent or soap in a machine designed for this purpose |
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Machine wash, Cold |
Initial water temperature should not exceed 30C |
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Machine wash, Warm |
Initial water temperature should not exceed 40C |
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Machine wash, Hot |
Initial water temperature should not exceed 60C |
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Machine wash, Permanent Press |
Clothes may be washed only on the setting designed to preserve Permanent Press with cool down or cold rinse prior to reduced spin. |
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Machine wash, Gentle or Delicate |
Clothes may be washed only on the setting designed for gentle agitation and/or reduced time for delicate items. |
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Hand wash |
Clothes may be washed gently by hand through the use of water, soap or detergent. |
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Do not wash |
Clothes may not be safely washed by any process. Normally accompanied by dry cleaning instructions. |
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Bleach when needed |
Any commercial available bleach product may be used in the washing process. |
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Non-chlorine bleaches when needed. |
Only a non-chlorine, color-safe bleach may be used in the washing process. Chlorine bleach may not be used. |
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Do not bleach |
No bleach product may be used. Clothes are not colorfast or structurally able to withstand any bleach. |
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Tumble dry, normal |
The dryer may be used at the hottest available temperature setting. |
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Tumble dry, low heat |
The dryer may be used at low heat setting |
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Tumble dry, medium heat |
The dryer may be used at medium heat setting. |
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Tumble dry, high heat |
The dryer may be used at high heat setting. |
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Tumble dry, no heat |
The dryer may be used at No Heat or Air Only setting |
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Do not tumble dry |
The dryer may not be used. Usually accompanied by an alternate drying method symbol. |
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Iron, any temperature |
Ironing may be performed at any available temperature with or without steam is acceptable. |
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Iron, low |
Ironing may be performed at low temperature setting. |
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Iron, medium |
Ironing may be performed at medium temperature setting |
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Iron, high |
Ironing may be performed at high temperature setting |
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Do not iron |
Clothes cannot be ironed or they may be damaged. |
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Dry clean, any solvent |
Clothes may be dry cleaned with any solvent. |
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Dry clean, petroleum solvent only |
Clothes may be dry cleaned with using only petroleum solvent. |
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Dry clean, any solvent except Trichloroethylene |
Clothes may be dry cleaned with any solvent except tricholoroethylene. |