Care Symbol and instruction

Care Symbol	Care Type	Care Instructions
Wash
	Machine Wash, Normal	Garment may be laundered through the use of hottest available water, detergent or soap, agitation, and a machine designed for this purpose.
	Machine Wash, Cold	Initial water temperature should not exceed 30C or 65 to 85F.
	Machine Wash, Warm	Initial water temperature should not exceed 40C or 105F.
	Machine Wash, Hot	Initial water temperature should not exceed 50C or 120F.
	Machine Wash, Hot	Initial water temperature should not exceed 60C or 140F.
	Machine Wash, Hot	Initial water temperature should not exceed 70C or 160F.
	Machine Wash, Hot	Initial water temperature should not exceed 95C or 200F.
NOTE: SYSTEM OF DOTS INDICATING TEMPERATURE RANGE IS THE SAME FOR ALL WASH PROCEDURES.
	Machine Wash, Permanent Press	Garment may be machine laundered only on the setting designed to preserve Permanent Press with cool down or cold rinse prior to reduced spin.
	Machine Wash, Gentle or Delicate	Garment may be machine laundered only on the setting designed for gentle agitation and/or reduced time for delicate items.
	Hand Wash	Garment may be laundered through the use of water, detergent or soap and gentle hand manipulation.
	Do Not Wash	Garment may not be safely laundered by any process. Normally accompanied by Dry Clean instructions.
Bleach
NOTE: All (98+%) washable textiles are safe in some type of bleach. IF BLEACH IS NOT MENTIONED OR REPRESENTED BY A SYMBOL, ANY BLEACH MAY BE USED.
	Bleach When Needed	Any commercially available bleach product may be used in the laundering process.
	Non-Chlorine Bleach When Needed	Only a non-chlorine, color-safe bleach may be used in the laundering process. Chlorine bleach may not be used.
	Do Not Bleach	No bleach product may be used. The garment is not colorfast or structurally able to withstand any bleach.
Dry
	Tumble Dry, Normal	A machine dryer may be regularly used at the hottest available temperature setting.
	Tumble Dry, Normal, Low Heat	A machine dryer may be regularly used at a maximum of Low Heat setting.
	Tumble Dry, Normal, Medium Heat	A machine dryer may be regularly used at a maximum of Medium Heat setting.
	Tumble Dry, Normal, High Heat	A machine dryer may be regularly used at a High Heat setting.
	Tumble Dry, Normal, No Heat	A machine dryer may be regularly used only at No Heat or Air Only setting.
NOTE: SYSTEM OF DOTS INDICATING TEMPERATURE RANGE IS THE SAME FOR ALL DRY PROCEDURES.
	Tumble Dry, Permanent Press	A machine dryer may be regularly used only at the Permanent Press setting.
	Tumble Dry, Gentle	A machine dryer may be regularly used only at the Gentle setting.
	Do Not Tumble Dry	A machine dryer may not be used. Usually accompanied by an alternate drying method symbol.
	Do Not Dry	A machine dryer may not be used. Usually accompanied by an alternate drying method symbol.
	Line Dry	Hang damp garment from line or bar, in or out doors.
	Drip Dry	Hang dripping wet garment from line or bar, in or out doors, without hand shaping or smoothing.
	Dry Flat	Lay out horizontally for drying.
	Dry In Shade	Usually added to Line or Drip Dry. Dry away from direct sunlight.
Wring
	Do Not Wring	Do Not Wring.
Iron
NOTE: IF IRONING IS NOT A NECESSARY, REGULAR CARE PROCEDURE IT NEED NOT BE MENTIONED.
	Iron, Any Temperature, Steam or Dry	Regular ironing may be needed and may be performed at any available temperature with or without steam is acceptable.
	Iron, Low	Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed at Low setting (110C, 230F) only.
	Iron, Medium	Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed at Medium setting (150C, 300F).
	Iron, High	Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed at High setting (200C, 290F).
NOTE: SYSTEM OF DOTS INDICATING TEMPERATURE RANGE IS THE SAME FOR ALL IRONING PROCEDURES.
	Do Not Steam	Steam ironing will harm garment, but regular dry ironing at indicated temperature setting is acceptable.
	Do Not Iron	Item may not be smoothed or finished with an iron.
Dryclean
	Dryclean	Dry Clean, any solvent, any cycle any moisture, any heat.
	Dryclean, Any Solvent	Dry Clean, any solvent. Usually used with other restrictions on proper dry cleaning procedure.
	Dryclean, Petroleum Solvent Only	Dry Clean using only petroleum solvent. Usually used with other restrictions.
	Dryclean, Any Solvent Except Trichloroethylene	Any dry cleaning solvent other than trichloroethylene may be safely used.
	Dryclean, Short Cycle	May be used with A, P, or F solvent restriction.
	Dryclean, Reduced Moisture	May be used with A, P, or F solvent restriction.
	Dryclean, Low Heat	May be used with A, P, or F solvent restriction.
	Dryclean, No Steam	May be used with A, P, or F solvent restriction.
	Do Not Dryclean	Garment may not be commercially drycleaned.

How to dry clean garment

Dry cleaning your own items at home used to be wishful thinking. But now with new technology it is possible and very easy.

Step1

A great new invention is Dryel. It can be used on most dry clean garments in very little time. It is best on polyester, cotten and linen blends. Silk can be done but is sometimes best left to dry clean professionals.

Step2

You take your garment or garments, up to four itmes, and place them in the dryel bag. You then place a cloth somewhat like a dryer sheet inside the bag. This cloth is what will clean your clothes.

Step3

Then just place bag in your dryer and let it run on one drying cycle. Then just remove the bag and take out items. Clothing should be clean but if not just repeat the process.

• This will work on most garments that are dry clean only with little to no staining. It a garment is heavily stained or very delicate I would take it to your dry cleaner.
• Do not treat any stains that may be on the garment. Treating stains may interfere with the dryel process.

Care Label

Care Labels: Your Guide to Easy Care

Care labels provide helpful information that can save you time and money.

Cleaner, fresher clothes means longer-wearing apparel. And clothes that are bleachable are easier to get clean.

When a care label doesn’t mention bleach or says "Bleach when needed," it means it is safe to use Clorox liquid bleach. When the label says "Non-chlorine bleach when needed" use a non-chlorine (color-safe) bleach like Clorox 2®.

Because clothes can be mislabeled, follow the easy directions on bleach container labels to test fabrics for colorfastness. Washing INSTRUCTIONS Machine Wash, COLD Machine Wash, COLD Permanent Press Machine Wash, COLD Gentle Cycle Hand Wash Machine Wash, WARM Machine Wash, WARM Permanent Press Machine Wash, WARM Gentle Cycle Do Not Wash Machine Wash, HOT Machine Wash, HOT Permanent Press Machine Wash, HOT Gentle Cycle Bleaching INSTRUCTIONS Bleach as needed Any bleach, like Clorox®, may be safely used Do Not Bleach No bleach product should be used including detergents with bleach - or follow bleach package test procedures to test for bleach safety. Non-chlorine Bleach as needed Use only a color-safe bleach, like Clorox 2® Drying INSTRUCTIONS Tumble Dry, NO HEAT Tumble Dry, Permanent Press, NO HEAT Tumble Dry, Gentle Cycle, NO HEAT Do Not Tumble Dry Tumble Dry, LOW HEAT Tumble Dry, Permanent Press, LOW HEAT Tumble Dry, Gentle Cycle, LOW HEAT Line Dry Tumble Dry, MEDIUM Tumble Dry, Permanent Press, MEDIUM Tumble Dry, Gentle Cycle, MEDIUM Drip Dry Tumble Dry, HIGH Dry Flat Ironing INSTRUCTIONS Iron, Steam or Dry, with LOW HEAT Iron, Steam or Dry, with MEDIUM HEAT Iron, Steam or Dry, with HIGH HEAT Do Not Iron with Steam Do Not Iron Drycleaning INSTRUCTIONS Dryclean May appear with additional letters and/or lines Take this item to a professional drycleaner Do Not Dryclean