Decoding of icons on clothes for washing: labels and markings on washing, temperature, pressing, ironing, bleaching and drying

Improper care of clothes causes a rapid wear of the fabric and loss of an attractive appearance, so before washing, drying or whitening any clothes you need to look closelyon its label with a badge. There, in the form of symbols, the nuances of care for a specific tissue are indicated.

The main process of caring for most types of clothing is washing. On the label sewn on the inside of the thing, you will see what kind of washing is recommended by the manufacturer, at what temperature it is allowed to wash the thing, whether it can be bleached and squeezed.

The icon on which you can understand how to erase this or that thing, reminds by the form of a basin with water. If your label shows only such a "basin", then the thing is erased in the typewriter on any program, that is, it is permissible both to soak and to squeeze.

Other variants of such an icon are deciphered as follows:

• The underlined "basin" indicates the need for gentle washing. This thing can not be erased on a program with a high number of revolutions, and the machine is only advised to load 2/3 of the permissible volume of laundry.
• If under the "basin" , you saw two lines of , such a thing can only be erased in the "delicate washing" mode. The amount of laundry in the machine is advised to reduce to 1/3 of the maximum recommended. If you want to wash such a thing with your hands, you should rinse such clothes in a large volume of water, and squeeze very carefully or do not squeeze at all.
• "Tazik" with the hand immersed in it indicates the need to wash such a thing with your hands. The washing temperature should not be above + 40 ° C. In addition, such clothes should not be rubbed and squeezed. As a rule, you will see such an icon on clothes made of guipure, chiffon, knitwear, satin and similar delicate materials.
• The image of the washing machine placed in the circle indicates a prohibition on machine washing. This designation is characteristic for fabrics that can shed, torn or stretched while scrolling in the drum. Also, you'll see this icon on dresses with paillettes, beads, rhinestones and other decor that can come off when washing in a typewriter.
• The crossed-out "basin" will tell you that this thing can not be erased at all. Such an icon you will see on products that are classified as dry cleaners, since even gentle washing by hands can damage them.

You can find out the permissible temperature in two variants of designations - inside the "basin" with water, you will see either a number or points in different numbers:

• 30º or 1 point - the thing is erased at a temperature not higher than + 30ºC, the spinning should be minimal.
• 40º or 2 points - for washing such a thing the temperature should not exceed + 40ºС.
• 50º or 3 points - the thing can be washed at temperatures up to + 50ºС.
• 60º or 4 points - for washing such a thing, the temperature is set at + 60ºС.
• 70º or 5 points - you can erase such a thing at + 70ºС.
• 95º or 6 points - this thing can be erased at a temperature of + 95ºС.

The icon that tells you about the features of pressing things, is an square with a circle inside. Having seen such a sign, you can not worry that the thing is washed with a high intensity of pressing. In addition, this designation allows the use of machine drying.

Other variations of the circle inside the square are interpreted as follows:

• If this sign is underlined by one line, for such a thing, both pressing and drying in the machine should be sparing.
• If under the sign you see two lines, then such clothes should be washed on the program with spinning with low speed, and machine drying should also be delicate.
• If inside the circle in the square you see the points, this will tell you the machine drying mode for this thing. As on the iron, the number of points indicates the intensity of drying, for example, if the point is one, then the regime should be gentle, and if there are three points, the drying can be rapid and using high temperatures.
• If the circle inside the square is drawn, heating with machine drying is unacceptable( clothes can only be treated with cold air).
• A crossed square with a circle means a prohibition on push-up during washing and drying in a washing machine.
• The crossed out image of twisted clothes indicates that such a thing can not be twisted or squeezed.

Recommendations for drying clothes after washing are represented by the sign of the square. If you see just an empty box, you can dry a thing.

Other variants of the square need to be decoded as follows:

• If an empty square is crossed out, such a thing can not be dried.
• If a semi-circle is depicted at the top of the square, clothes can be dried vertically - either on the shoulders or on the clothesline.
• Three vertical lines inside the square will tell you that the thing is unacceptable to squeeze, and you should hang it still wet.
• One horizontal strip inside the square indicates the need for drying on a horizontal surface, otherwise the fabric will deform and stretch. Usually, such drying is recommended for knitwear and wool.
• Two diagonal lines in the upper left corner of the square denote the prohibition of drying under direct sunlight. Clothing with such an icon on the label should be dried only in the shade. Usually it is a white fabric that becomes yellowish under sunlight, as well as bright clothes that can burn.

Before using the bleach, be sure to find the triangle on the label:

• If there is a triangle, bleaching is allowed.
• If such a triangle is crossed out, then, respectively, bleaching is prohibited.
• Also pay attention to the letters inside - if you see "Cl" in the triangle, then you can use bleaching agents with chlorine.
• If a triangle with the letters "Cl" is crossed, then bleaching is allowed, but chlorine-containing agents can not be used. The same value for the triangle, inside which there are two diagonal lines.

Although on most clothing manufacturers mark the features of washing with badges, there are also clothes, on the labels of which you will see the inscriptions in English. They can be deciphered as follows:

• Machine wash - the thing can be machine-washed
• Hand wash only - for such a thing, only wash by hands
• Wash separately - the coloring of such a thing is unstable and can shed on other clothes, therefore it will have to be washed separately
• Hot wash - use hot water for washing
• Warm wash - wash this thing in warm water
• Cold wash - for washing such a thing the water should not be warm
• No wash / Do not wash - the manufacturer warns that the thingart. Men can not

symbols associated with features of the chemical processing of clothes, interested mainly employees of dry cleaners, as indicate what kind of cleaning is acceptable for a particular garment.

• The most important icon for an ordinary inhabitant associated with dry cleaning is the crossed out circle. He will tell you that this thing should not be taken to the dry-cleaning salon, as it is contraindicated for chemical cleaning.
• A round icon without any letters indicates that a dry cleaning is used for the thing. Often such a designation you will find on woolen, leather, silk or suede clothing.
• If the inside the circle has the letter , it tells you what chemicals it is permissible to clean the fabric. It can be letters A, F, P or W. A dash under the circle will tell the dry cleaner that the treatment should be delicate.

During ironing, the fabric is subject to high temperatures, so each manufacturer marks the optimal temperature regime on the label, depending on the fabric. For example, linen or cotton cloth can be ironed with a strong heating of the iron, and the use of steam will only help smooth the folds. If you overheat the iron when ironing synthetics or wool, the thing will be spoiled.

The ironing mode on the label is indicated by the iron image. If you saw just "iron" without points , then such a thing can be ironed with any heat, and treated with steam. Other images of the "iron" are as follows:

• One point inside the "iron" allows the iron to be heated during ironing up to a maximum of 110ºС.This is gentle ironing, which is used primarily for synthetic materials, for example, viscose or polyamide.
• Two points inside the "iron" allow heating up to 150ºС.This temperature regime is used for ironing silk, polyester, wool.
• Three points inside the "iron" allow to heat the iron to the highest temperature( + 200ºС).Such a regime is usually chosen for the processing of cotton and linen products.
• "Iron" inside the circle designates the temperature mode of ironing up to 140ºС.
• The crossed-out "iron" prohibits stroking the product. This designation is often found on terry cloth or nylon.
• If the crosses the legs of the "iron", , then when ironing it is impossible to apply humidification. Usually such a recommendation is present on the label of silk, satin and satin clothing, which is forbidden to be stripped off.

All the above designations are located on the label, which is a tissue tag. On such a tag also indicate the company-manufacturer of clothing, the composition of the thing and its size.

You can find the label from the inside of the garment by examining the inner seams of the product. On the jacket, this tag is usually on the left side at the waist level. To the trousers and jeans, the tag is sewn either from behind or from the side along the seam. On a sweater, shirt, T-shirt and other light clothing, the label can be found either on the side seam or under the collar from behind.

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