Have you ever wondered what the symbols on your label mean? And do you know the meaning that they carry? The main thing is to remember a few key points.
So, the symbols on the clothes determine the conditions for washing, bleaching, drying and pressing, ironing, dry cleaning.
1. Symbols of washing. This item shows whether this clothing can be washed in a washing machine, or it can only be hand washed. Also, it carries information about the temperature during washing and the cycle to be used in the washing machine. In addition, the symbol may indicate that such clothes should not be washed, and only dry cleaning is used. In this case, it is supplemented by the corresponding sign of this category.
Some clothes require special care whenit gets dirty. Such things are washed by hand or are dry cleaned. In this case, the symbols on the clothing labels tell us about the additional measures that need to be taken to clean clothes.
This is how the washing indications appear in the washing machine, hand washing and the symbol prohibiting both.
These signs indicate a suitable temperature. Washing in the washing machine can be at a temperature of 30 ° C (cold water - 1 point) to 95 ° C (hot water - 6 points). Intermediate symbols mean the maximum allowable temperature of 40, 50, 60 and 70 ° C, respectively.
The last sign implies delicate washing.
2. Symbols on clothes for bleaching. This procedure leads things into a pristine appearance. In addition, it is useful when clothes become gray and dull. A total of 3 symbols are provided here: bleaching is allowed, prohibited, allowed with means without chlorine. If there is no designation, then such procedure is allowed.
3. Symbols of drying and pressing. There are 4 signs of drying the laundry items in the washing machine. It can be tolerated under weak, medium, strong heating, respectively, or be prohibited.
4. Symbols on clothes for washing: ironing. This symbol indicates the temperature at which you need to iron this or that thing (this is usually also the points: 1 - up to 110 ° C, 2 - up to 150 ° C and 3 - up to 200 ° C).
5. Symbols of dry cleaning. These symbols on clothing can only permit or prohibit the chemical processing of a thing. As mentioned above, the permitting sign is usually accompanied by the symbol "Wash prohibited".
As you can see, the symbols on the label can giveenough information for proper care of things. This will help to retain their color and texture for a long time. Conditional signs on clothes especially need to be taken into account when it is required to deduce specific spots, so as not to end up with an unpleasant surprise. In addition, these symbols are international, so these rules are suitable for any of your clothes: imported from abroad, bought at a sale in an expensive boutique or in a regular store.
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