What do the labels mean on clothes?

Labels are found on any clothing. We all saw that they had badges on them. Do everyone know what labels mean on clothes? In this article we will talk about this.

Icons are divided into several groups:

Washing is the image of a container of water.
Drying and pressing is a square with a circle inside and without it.
Ironing - an image of an iron.
Dry cleaning and bleaching - the image of circles and triangles.

Wash

The following symbols are shown on the water tank:

95 ° - washing things with boiling. For products made of flax and cotton, color, which is resistant to boiling, white.
60 ° or 3 points - washing things at a maximum temperature of 60 ° C hot water. For products not resistant to boiling, for example, thin linen made of polyester fabrics or cotton.
40 ° or 2 points - for washing things in warm waterwith detergents of neutral action, the maximum washing temperature is 40 degrees. For washing dark colored or variegated items made of cotton, melange and polyester fabrics, fine linen made from synthetic fibers and viscose.
30 ° or 1 point - washing things in cold water withneutral detergent, maximum temperature 30 degrees. Gentle washing for woolen products, which are suitable for machine washing.
Hand image - only hand wash is possible. Do not wring out and rub. For textiles that are not designed for machine washing. The temperature is 30-40 degrees, it depends on the product itself.
Capacity is crossed out crosswise - you can not erase. Things on the label which depicts this sign of washing are not generally subject. They can only be dry cleaned.
Just image of the container with water - washing is allowed.
One capacity is allowed under the capacity - onlygentle washing. The water temperature must be exactly maintained, the thing should not be subjected to a strong mechanical action. The spinning should be performed in a slow centrifuge mode.
Under the capacity of two features - a delicate wash is allowed. The water is large, minimal mechanical impact, rinsing is fast.

Further we learn what the badges on clothes mean for other functions.

Drying and pressing

Image of a square with different symbols:

Just a square - you can dry it.
The square crossed the cross crosswise - you can not dry it.
A square with a circle inside - pressing and drying can be done by electric drying or washing machine.
Crossed square with a circle - it is impossible to wring out and dry in an electric dryer or washing machine.
Square with a circle and 1 point inside - drying is performed at a low temperature.
A square with a circle and 2 points inside - drying is done at medium temperature.
Square with a circle and 3 points inside - drying is performed at high temperature.
Under the square with a circle one feature is drying and pressing sparing.
Under the square with a circle are two features - drying and pressing delicate.
The square with the arc in the upper part is a vertical drying.
Square with three vertical lines inside - drying without spinning.
A square with one horizontal line inside is drying on a horizontal surface.
A square with 3 lines in the corner is drying in the shade.