Garment care
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For the best results in caring for your garment:
- Always read the care label carefully.
- Make sure you understand the meaning of each garment care symbol.
- Sort your clothing by color and fabric.
- Use the right temperature setting for your fabric when washing and ironing.
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Garment care symbols
- Wash symbols
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- Hand wash
- Machine wash – normal
- Machine wash – permanent press
- Machine wash – delicate gentle
- Do not wash
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Water temperature is defined by the number of dots:
- 95°C
- 70°C
- 60°C
- 50°C
- 40°C
- 30°C
- Bleach symbols
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- Any bleach (if needed)
- Only non-chlorine bleach (if needed)
- Do not bleach
- Drying symbols
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- Tumble dry – normal
- Tumble dry – permanent press
- Tumble dry – delicate gentle
- Hang to dry
- Drip dry
- Dry flat
- Dry in shade
- Do not tumble dry
- Do not dry (to be used with “do not wash” symbol)
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Drying temperature is defined by the number of dots:
- Any heat
- High
- Medium
- Low
- No heat/Air
- Ironing symbols
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- Iron
- Do not steam
- Do not iron or press
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Maximum ironing temperature is defined by the number of dots:
- 200°C
- 150°C
- 110°C
- Dry clean symbols
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- Dry clean, normal cycle – petroleum solvent only
- Dry clean, normal cycle – any solvent except trichloroethylene
- Do not dry clean