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Advice and tips before washing
Here are some tips that may help you before
washing.
Sorting your laundry
Sorting your laundry
• how soiled they are
• color
• material
Clothing
1. Close zippers and Velcro straps so they
won’t damage fabrics.
2. New colored items may contain excess dye
and should therefore be washed separately
the first few times.
3. Turn delicate items inside out. This reduces
the risk of burling and fading.
4. Empty pockets and wash them inside out if
possible.
Laundry labels
Look at the item’s laundry label. The table below
shows suitable wash programs for different
materials and wash loads. Using modern
washing machines and detergents, such as
compact detergents, you can usually wash at
lower temperatures. It is a good idea to use trial
and error to find out what produces the best
results.
Laundry label symbols
Examples of washing instructions and recommended programs. Always follow the washing
instructions for each garment.
Laundry labels
Material
Program
Heavily soiled cotton, linen, white, and light- colored items. Sani 140 °F (60 °C) to 203 °F (95 °C)
Normally soiled cotton, linen, cotton/polyester.
Light and dark-colored garments.
Quick 140 °F (60 °C)
Polyester, polyamide, elastane, acrylic. Light
and dark-colored garments.
PermaPress 104 °F (40 °C)
Acrylic, viscose, modal, acetate.
Everyday Wear (Easy care) 104 °F (40 °C)
Silk and very delicate items
Perma Press 86 °F (30 °C)
Wool and other very delicate garments
Wool/Hand Wash 86 °F (30 °C) to 104 °F (40 °C)