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Wash symbols
Wash care labels inside garments recommend how to launder your clothes with the best results. The care labelling
code is in line with care labelling used in the rest of Europe. The symbols used make it easy to select the correct
programme on your washing machine.
WASHING SYMBOL
BLEACHING
IRONING
DRY CLEANING
TUMBLE DRYING
WASH ACTION
Normal (Maximum)
Normal (Maximum)
Reduced (Medium)
Much Reduced (Minimum)
Hand wash only
Chlorine bleach may be used
Normal (Maximum)
Reduced (Medium)
White Cotton or Linen
without Special Finishes
Cotton, Linen or Viscose
Colourfast at 40°C but not 60°C.
Acrylics, Acetate, Triacetate,
Wool mixes, Polyester/wool
Wool, Wool mixtures, Silks
Do not machine wash
Hot Iron
Cotton, Linen, Viscose
Warm Iron
Polyester mixtures, Wool
Cool Iron
May be dry cleaned. Other letters and/or a bar beneath the circle
will indicate the required process to the dry cleaner.
A cross through any symbol means ‘DO NOT’
Acrylic, Nylon, Polyester
May be tumble dried
With high heat setting
With low heat setting
X
Cotton, Linen or Viscose
without Special Finishes
Colourfast at 60°C
Nylon, Polyester/Cotton
Viscose with Special Finishes
Cotton/Acrylic Mix
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