CARE LABELS

WHAT ARE CARE LABELS?

• The label which provides information on the
treatment of various kinds of clothes that
does not cause irreversible damage to the
article.

• Commercial companies (wholesalers,

retailers, importers, etc. ) are required to
ensure correct information of the care
treatment of textile products.
 WHAT ARE CARE LABELS?
The symbols refer to the part most sensible to
the care treatment of a textile article. This
includes:
• Colouring
• Finishing
• Accessories ( such as buttons, zips ) and
• Applications.
TEXTILE CARE LABELS
WASHING
IRONING
DRYING
DRYCLEANING
 WASHING
• The symbol indicates whether domestic washing is
possible and applies both to hand and machine
washes.
• The numbers in the washing tub specify the
maximum washing temperatures in degrees Celsius
which must not be exceeded.
 WASHING
• The care symbols indicate the
maximal severity of the care
treatment. Washing and ironing at
lower temperatures preserves the
environment through smaller
power requirement.
 WASHING

• Keep dirty laundry in a well aired and dry place and

do not leave lying around for too long.
• Pre-treat stains or heavily soiled pieces suitably;
check colourfastness in advance.
WASHING CARE LABELS
MACHINE WASH
# NORMAL WATER

MACHINE WASH
# WARM WATER

MACHINE WASH
# HOT WATER
HAND WASH ONLY

DO NOT WASH

DYCLEAN ONLY

DO NOT DRYCLEAN
 IRONING CARE LABELS
• Ironing labels depict the care and cautions to be
taken while ironing the articles/cloths.

• These care labels should be followed completely in

order to maintain the durability, quality, texture and
shine of cloths.
IRONING CARE LABELS
Iron, Steam or Dry with LOW HEAT

Iron, Steam or Dry with MEDIUM

HEAT

Iron, Steam or Dry with HIGH

IRONING CARE LABELS

Do NOT Iron with

STEAM

DO NOT IRON
 DRYING
• The square is the symbol of
the drying process.
DRYING
• The circle inside the
square is a reference to TUMBLE
tumble drying, DRYING
• The line inside the square
symbolizes natural drying NATURAL
DRYING
after the washing process.
DRYING CARE LABELS

TUMBLE DRY, NO HEAT

DO NOT TUMBLE DRY

LINE DRYING
DRYING CARE LABELS

DRIP DRYING

DRY FLAT
 DRY CLEANING
• The symbol gives information on the possibility of professional
dry or wet cleaning. The circle symbolizes the dry cleaning and
wet cleaning process for textile articles carried out by
professionals. It provides information relative to different
cleaning processes.

• The letters within the circle are intended for professional

textile cleaners. They give information in particular on the
solvents that can be used.
 DRY CLEANING LABELS

Any Solvent
P Except Trichloroethylene

Any Solvent A
F Petroleum Solvent only
DRY CLEANING LABELS

SHORT CYCLE

REDUCED MOISTURE

LOW HEAT
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