2. WHAT ARE CARE LABELS?
• The label which provides information on the
treatment of various kinds of clothes that
does not cause irreversible damage to the
article.
• Commercial companies (wholesalers,
retailers, importers, etc. ) are required to
ensure correct information of the care
treatment of textile products.
3. WHAT ARE CARE LABELS?
The symbols refer to the part most sensible to
the care treatment of a textile article. This
includes:
• Colouring
• Finishing
• Accessories ( such as buttons, zips ) and
• Applications.
5. WASHING
• The symbol indicates whether domestic washing is
possible and applies both to hand and machine
washes.
• The numbers in the washing tub specify the
maximum washing temperatures in degrees Celsius
which must not be exceeded.
6. WASHING
• The care symbols indicate the
maximal severity of the care
treatment. Washing and ironing at
lower temperatures preserves the
environment through smaller
power requirement.
7. WASHING
•Keep dirty laundry in a well aired and dry place and
do not leave lying around for too long.
• Pre-treat stains or heavily soiled pieces suitably;
check colourfastness in advance.
10. IRONING CARE LABELS
•Ironing labels depict the care and cautions to be
taken while ironing the articles/cloths.
•These care labels should be followed completely in
order to maintain the durability, quality, texture and
shine of cloths.
11. IRONING CARE LABELS
Iron, Steam or Dry with LOW HEAT
Iron, Steam or Dry with MEDIUM
HEAT
Iron, Steam or Dry with HIGH
12. Do NOT Iron with
STEAM
DO NOT IRON
IRONING CARE LABELS
13. DRYING
• The square is the symbol of
the drying process.
• The circle inside the
square is a reference to
tumble drying,
• The line inside the square
symbolizes natural drying
after the washing process.
DRYING
TUMBLE
DRYING
NATURAL
DRYING
16. DRY CLEANING
• The symbol gives information on the possibility of professional
dry or wet cleaning. The circle symbolizes the dry cleaning and
wet cleaning process for textile articles carried out by
professionals. It provides information relative to different
cleaning processes.
• The letters within the circle are intended for professional
textile cleaners. They give information in particular on the
solvents that can be used.
17. DRY CLEANING LABELS
Any Solvent
Except Trichloroethylene
Any Solvent
Petroleum Solvent only
P
A
F
