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Wash Care 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)
Normal (Maximum)
Reduced (Medium)
Much Reduced (Minimum)
Hand wash only
Chlorine bleach may be used
Hot Iron
Warm Iron
Cool Iron
May be dry cleaned. Other letters and/or a bar beneath the circle
will indicate the required process to the dry cleaner.
May be tumble dried
With high heat setting
With low heat setting
X
A cross through any symbol means "DO NOT"
FABRIC
White Cotton or Linen
without Special Finishes
Cotton, Linen or Viscose
without Special Finishes,
Colourfast at 60°C
Nylon, Polyester/Cotton,
Viscose with Special Finishes,
Cotton/Acrylic Mix
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
Cotton, Linen, Viscose
Polyester mixtures, Wool
Acrylic, Nylon, Polyester
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