What do the care symbols mean on clothing?
A laundry symbol, also called a care symbol, is a pictogram indicating the manufacturer’s suggestions as to methods of washing, drying, dry-cleaning and ironing clothing. Such symbols are written on labels, known as care labels or care tags, attached to clothing to indicate how a particular item should best be cleaned.
What are the basic care symbols?
There are five basic categories of symbols:
- Washing: a trapezoid-shaped tub with squiggly lines representing water.
- Bleaching: a triangle.
- Drying: a square.
- Ironing: an iron.
- Professional Textile Care: a circle.
What do dots used in common care symbols indicate?
This is the first symbol on a care label. The 1-7 dots depicted inside the bucket represent the water temperature you should use. The more dots inside the bucket, the higher the water temperature should be. Numbers refer to the water temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit.
What is included on a clothing care label?
(1) Washing, drying, ironing, bleaching and warning instructions must follow these requirements: (i) Washing. The label must state whether the product should be washed by hand or machine. The label must also state a water temperature – in terms such as cold, warm, or hot – that may be used.
What is the symbol for Do not wash in the washing machine?
cross
Tub with wavy water: The number inside the tub signifies what temperature you should wash the garment at. If the tub has a cross through it, this is a no washing machine symbol, that means do not machine wash. Seeing as there are no lines or bars underneath, it means the clothing can be spun and rinsed as normal.
What are the care labels?
(a) Care label means a permanent label or tag, containing regular care information and instructions, that is attached or affixed in such a manner that it will not become separated from the product and will remain legible during the useful life of the product.