We decipher the designations on clothing labels

What do the symbols on clothing labels mean? What is the correct way to wash, dry, iron and clean products made from different fabrics?

WASHING Washing products with boiling. Cotton and linen items, white or colored, boil-resistant. Washing products in hot water at 60 ° C. Items not resistant to boiling, such as delicates made from cotton or polyester fabrics. Wash items with neutral detergents in warm water at a maximum temperature of 40 ° C. For example, a dark colored or variegated garment made of cotton, polyester and mélange fabrics, delicate linen made of viscose and synthetic fibers. Washing products with neutral detergents in cold water at a maximum temperature of 30 ° C. For example, machine-washable woollens (gentle wash). Only hand wash allowed. Do not rub, do not wring. Textiles that cannot be washed in a washing machine. Washing temperature 30 ° C – 40 ° C depending on the product. Do not wash Items bearing this mark cannot be washed. They should be dry cleaned. Washable. Gentle wash. Accurately maintain the temperature of the water, do not subject to strong mechanical processing, when spinning – a slow centrifuge mode. Delicate wash. Large amount of water, minimal machining, quick rinsing. DRYING AND SPINNING You can dry. Do not dry (used in conjunction with “Do not wash”). Can be wrung out and dried in the washing machine or in an electric tumble dryer. Do not wring or dry in a washing machine or electric dryer. Do not wring out. Dry at low temperature. Dry at medium temperature. Dry at high temperature. Gentle spinning and drying. Delicate spinning and drying. Vertical drying. Dry without spinning. Dry on a horizontal surface. Dry in the shade. WHITENING AND DRY CLEANING Dry cleaning (dry cleaning). Do not dry clean. Dry cleaning with any solvent. Cleaning using hydrocarbon, chlorine ethylene, monoflotrichloromethane. The line under the circle with the letter indicates the need to gently clean the product. Cleaning with hydrocarbon and triflotrichloromethane. The line under the circle with the letter indicates the need to gently clean the product. Can be bleached. Do not bleach, do not use chlorine detergents and detergents with bleaches. Can be bleached with chlorine. Bleach only without chlorine. IRONING Ironable. Do not iron. Iron at high temperature (up to 200 ° C). Cotton, linen, textiles wet. Only in this mode can you steam the laundry. Iron at medium temperature (up to 150 ° C). Cotton, silk, wool, polyester, viscose. Iron through a slightly damp cloth or iron with a steam humidifier. get along at low temperatures (up to 110 ° C). Synthetic fabrics: polyacrylic, polyamide, polyester, acetate. Do not steam.

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