Badges on clothes - how to wash?

Who does not like to be pampered with a new thing? Every inhabitant of any city at least once comes to a clothing store and enjoys a purchase. But not everyone when buying new clothes pay attention to signs on clothes "how to wash".Many save time, and some prefer to ignore the labels on the labels of clothing. But, after a while, you still have to look at the symbol to properly wash the product and prolong the life of your favorite thing. In this article, you will become familiar with how to use badges on clothes for proper washing and ironing. Some icons are intuitively recognized, and some are not found in life, and the labeling of different manufacturers differs from each other. So let's start with a simple one: let's look at the badges on the clothes, which will prompt how to erase.

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How to wash products from different types of fabric?

Before you start to remove dirt from any thing, first of all you need to know not even the labels on the clothes, but from what material this wardrobe is made. This will simplify your life and then you will not be asked questions like: what to do if the thing has sat down or shed, how to bring back its appeal and whether it is possible to correct the consequences of incorrect washing at all.

Important! In general, all fabrics can be divided according to their origin - they are synthetic and natural. Each type is offered its own general rules for care.

Natural fabric

The natural fabrics include:

• Cotton. Cotton products can be washed at any temperature in the washing machine and hands, using a versatile detergent. Cotton products can shrink 3-5% after you wash them.
• Silk. Things made of silk require delicate treatment. It is better to wash them by hand, using special means for washing wool and silk. The temperature should not exceed 30 ° C.Products do not tolerate high temperatures. It is not recommended to soak things, separately erase colored ones.
• Wool. Woolen items should be washed by hand or in the car, if it has a special program, and at a temperature of no higher than 30 ° C.After washing, wool can not be strongly wrung out. It is better to dry, neatly spread out on a towel.

Artificial fabric

Artificial fabrics include:

• Rayon;
• viscose;
• modal.

Important! Products from these types of fabrics are washed only at low temperatures, and hand wash is best suited. Use soft detergents for washing. After wetting and processing with detergents, it is possible to shrink the product 4-7%.

Synthetic fabric

To fibers of synthetic origin are:

• taktel;
• elastane;
• Lycra;
• polyester;
• dacron;
• polyamides.

Important! For synthetic fabrics, washing in a machine at a temperature of 40 ° C is preferable. But the iron does not tolerate these fabrics - when it acts, they melt.

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Why do I need icons?

Each new thing has the property of aging, losing its original appearance, color. But if you follow the manufacturer's recommendations and carefully study the symbols on the care garment, adhere to all the rules and advice, then your favorite thing is not in danger. It will always be new and desirable.

Icons on the label will teach you how to properly care for the product, tell you how best to wash, pat, dry, how to preserve the color of the product, how to prolong the life of your favorite thing.

Important! Special symbols indicate not only the rules of care, but also the chemical composition of the material, which is also necessary when choosing the right washing, ironing, drying and generally understanding if you really need this thing.

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What are the badges on clothes?

Each item purchased in the store is accompanied by a tag that can be attached to both the inside and outside. Pay attention to the general appearance of the icons:

• trough with water - can be washed;
• ironing - you can iron;
• triangle - can be bleached;
• square - automatic drying is allowed.

Important! If the icon is crossed out with two lines, then the procedure is forbidden. If the mark is crossed out with one line, then the article can only be subjected to a sparing mode.

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What do the badges mean on clothes?

So that you do not have any more questions about where to get the decoding on the laundry signs and whether you are going to wash your wardrobe at all, we offer you a full list of all the labels on the labels on the clothes.

Wash

- trough with water means that washing is allowed

- crossed trough with water prohibits washing

- the trough with the lowered hand means only hand washing, it can not be rubbed and pressed, the temperature regime is up to 30 degrees.

- the figure in the trough indicates the maximum temperature regime for both manual washing and for machine washing.

- a trough underlined by a line indicates special precautions. That is, do not subject to strong machining, when spinning, use a slow rotation mode of the centrifuge.

- a trough underlined by two lines indicates a very delicate treatment of the product in a large volume of water, mechanical treatment must be minimized.

- washing and boiling is possible.

Whitening

- triangle means that the product can be whitened.

- a triangle crossed with two lines means that the product can not be bleached, it is not necessary to use chlorine-containing detergents and washing powders.

- triangle, inside of which is written "Cl", means that washing with bleach, in the content of which there is chlorine, is allowed. It is possible to use only cold water, it is also important to monitor the complete dissolution of the powder.

- the crossed-out triangle with "Cl" prohibits the use of bleaching agents with chlorine during washing.

Ironing

- the iron icon means that the thing can be ironed.

- crossed with two lines iron means that the fabric can not be ironed.

- an iron with a point allows you to iron only with a temperature regime up to 100 ° C, you can iron the wool, mixed fabrics containing polyester and viscose.

- an iron with two dots means that the product is allowed to iron at a maximum temperature of 150 ° C.This is acceptable for mixed fibers with polyester and viscose, wool. Use a damp cloth

- an iron with three dots means that the fabric is allowed to iron at a maximum temperature of 200 ° C.Also it can be slightly moistened. It is suitable for cotton, linen.

Dry cleaning

- the circle allows only dry cleaning.

- a circle crossed with two lines means that the product can not be dry cleaned.

- the letter "A" in a circle allows a dry cleaning using any solvent.

- circle with the letter "P" inside serves as a special designation for dry cleaning. It is forbidden to use anything except for hydrocarbon and trifluorotrichloromethane

- the letter F in the circle gives permission for chemical cleaning using only hydrocarbon and trifluorotrichloromethane

- the line at the bottom of the circle with the letter "P" is a special designation for dry cleaning. It is forbidden to wash anything except for chlorine ethylene and monofluorochloromethane with limited addition of water, as well as control over mechanical action and drying temperature.

- circle with the letter "F", underlined by a line, serves for a special designation of dry cleaning. Cleaning is only possible with a hydrocarbon, monofluorotrichloromethane and chlorine ethylene while limiting the addition of water, as well as controlling the mechanical action and drying temperature.

Spinning and drying

- The inscribed circle in the square allows you to press in the washing machine, and also to dry clothes in the electric dryer.

- a crossed-out square with a circle prohibits pressing a thing in the washing machine, and also drying in an electric dryer.

- one point in the middle of the circle allows to dry products at low temperature.

- a square in which a circle with two dots is inscribed, means that the product must be dried at a hot temperature.

- a square with a semicircle at the top or an envelope means that after pressing it is possible to dry the product vertically.

- a square with three vertical strips allows you to dry the product without wringing.

- square with inscribed circle and three horizontal strips recommends drying the thing on the hanger.

- a square with a horizontal strip inside means that the thing should be dried on a horizontal surface.

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Useful advices:

• If there is no advice on bleaching the product on the label or label, it is best not to use these products when washing.
• To ensure a longer life, use a soft cloth( liquid or powder) when washing.
• Strictly follow the washing rules and dosages indicated on the laundry detergent.
• We recommend washing underwear in special bags to keep the shape.
• Colored and printed fabrics are best not to soak.
• Do not tumble dry the machine.
• Always pay attention to the care instructions listed on the label before washing.
• Sort the laundry according to the types of washing. Also, recently bought underwear at the first wash separately. Wash bright clothes and dark separately.
• If the gentle handling group says to use a delicate wash program, reduce the amount of laundry by half. This is necessary in order to prevent it from unnecessary twisting.
• When washing, separate things from cotton and linen from synthetic fiber products.
• Materials of dark colors have an excess of coloring substances. This excess should be removed by manual treatment at the first wash.

We hope that our article will help you to keep your favorite things in perfect condition and for many years they will please you. And for new purchases you will go with knowledge of the case and our recommendations. Enjoy the shopping!