Each textile product manufactured under factory conditions has a label with symbols that help to determine the features of care for it. Adherence to the conditions of care for a textile product makes it possible to extend the service life of the product and prevent its premature wear and deterioration.
The symbols and their meanings are established by the international standard ISO 3758: 2012.
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- Symbols for garment labels
- Symbols for washing
- Recommendations for delicate washing
- Symbols for marking bleaching
- Symbols for drying
- Symbols for natural drying
- Machine drying notes
- Symbols for ironing
- Symbols for professional cleaning
- Conditionaldry chemical cleaning designations
- Symbols for wet cleaning
- Inscription on garment labels
Basic transporton the garment labels
Basic symbols are symbols that indicate operations that can be performed with textiles.
Basic operations and symbols for their designation:
Washing 
Drying 
Ironing 
Bleaching 
Professional cleaning In addition to the basic symbols, the following symbols are also used on the clothing labels:
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Operation must be carried out in delicate mode 
Operation must be carried out in a particularly delicate mode 
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The number on the base wash symbol indicates the maximum permissible water temperature, in which you can wash the product.
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Do not wash the product Wash allowed 
Wash at water temperature up to 95 degrees. Allowed to wash with boiling. Do not use caution when washing. Usually used on labels of linen and cotton products 
Wash at a water temperature of up to 60 degrees. A label with this designation is used for marking colored products from thin cotton and polyester with high-temperature resistant colors. 
Wash at a water temperature of up to 40 degrees with neutral detergent. The designation marks the products of their polyester, cotton, melange fabrics, as well as viscose products 
Wash at a water temperature of up to 30 degrees with neutral detergents. The main mode of washable wool products in a washing machine is 
It is allowed to wash manually only. The product can not be pressed and rubbed, subjected to other types of mechanical action. The water temperature for hand washing should not exceed 30-40 degrees. 
Delicate( gentle washing).The product can not be subjected to intensive machining. 
Particularly delicate washing with the maximum amount of water, minimal machining, fast rinsing Recommendations for delicate washing
If you see one horizontal line under the wash base symbol, then you need to observe the following conditions:
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- fill the drum of the washing machine with a maximum of 2/3 of the maximum permissible value;
- reduce the torsion speed of the drum of the washing machine;
- to reduce the speed when spinning to medium values (if spinning is done manually, observe the maximum accuracy).
If there are two horizontal lines under the "Wash" symbol, then the conditions are as follows:
- fill the drum of the washing machine with a maximum of 1/3 of the maximum permissible value;
- reduce the torsion speed of the washing machine drum;
- to reduce the speed when spinning to the minimum values, and also to reduce the spin time( when washing manually, the textile should be wrung out without twisting, and if drying conditions permit it is better to refuse pressing at all).
Bleaching symbols for
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Bleaching of textiles prohibited Whitening by any oxidizing bleaches allowed 
Bleaching allowed with restrictions( use only non-chlorinated / oxygen-containing bleaches) 
Bleaching with chlorinated bleaches allowed Symbols for drying
DryingTextile products can be both natural and machine. Typically, the symbol of drying is indicated on the label of clothing in the event that the drying of the product requires compliance with special conditions. If the product can be dried in any way, the drying icon on the label you most likely will not find.
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Descriptors of natural drying
Drying prohibited Drying allowed 
One vertical strip indicates drying of the product in a vertical position 
Two parallel vertical strips - drying without preliminary pressing in a vertical position 
One horizontal line is used to indicate the drying of the product onhorizontal flat plane in expanded state 
Two horizontal lines in a square - it is recommended to dry on a horizontal level flatbones in the straightened state without prior extraction If in the upper left corner of the square with any designation there is an oblique line - it is recommended to dry the textile product only in the shade.
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Drying in a tumble dryer is prohibited 
Drying in a drying machine is allowed 
A circle with a single point in the middle denotes a delicate drum drying at a reduced temperature( 60 degrees), with a reduced amount of loaded laundry, and a reducedcycle duration 
Circle with two points in the middle means that conventional drying at 80 degrees is allowed 
Pressing / unscrewing a textile product is prohibited Symbols for ironing
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No ironing allowed. . Ironing allowed. 
. One point at the base of the iron indicates the ironing of the textile, the sole of which is heated to 110 degrees( synthetic fabrics - nylon, acrylic, acetate). 
Two points - the maximum temperature of the soleplate of the iron should not exceed 150 degrees(wool, viscose, silk, polyester) 
Three points - the temperature of the sole of the iron when ironing about 200 degrees( linen and cotton) 
Steaming is forbidden Symbols for designationrofessionalnoy
professional cleaning may be dry cleaning( dry cleaning) and wet( aqua cleaning).Operations for the professional cleaning of textiles are carried out only in the conditions of special institutions.
On the clothing labels to indicate the type of recommended professional cleaning notation is used not only in the form of geometric shapes, but also alphabetic. The letters of the Latin alphabet have the following meaning:
- "P" - Perchloroethylene substance( Perchloroethylene) can be used for dry cleaning;
- «W» - Wet cleaning is allowed( Wet);
- "A" - it is possible to use any type of chemical( Any);
- "F" - cleaning is allowed by flammable means( Flammable).
Drying code symbols for dry cleaning
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Dry cleaning is prohibited Dry cleaning allowed 
Cleaning of textiles is permitted with perchlorethylene and other solvents 
Perchlorethylene cleaning with restrictions( limited water addition with control over drying temperatureand intensity of mechanical impact) 
Normal dry cleaning with trifluorotrichloromethane and hydrocarbons is allowed 
Cleaning withhydrocarbon and trifluorotrichloromethane with restrictions( with reduced water addition, controlling the intensity of the mechanical action and drying temperature) 
Cleaning of the textile with any solvents Symbols for wet cleaning
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Wet cleaning is prohibited 
Normal wet cleaning is permitted 
The delicateWet cleaning( with restriction of humidity, temperature and intensity of mechanical impact) 
Is allowed especially delicate(with a significant limitation of temperature, humidity level and intensity of mechanical impact) Inscriptions on the labels of clothes
In addition to the pictograms that contain the recommended information on the care of textiles, you can also find on the labels information about the compositionthe fabric of which the clothing is made. The composition of the fabric will also help you determine the appropriate care regimes for the product. Cotton, for example, can be exposed to high temperatures when leaving, and thin artificial and natural fabrics - not.
Product code in English Name of material in Russian Care features AC Acetate Acetate fiber Medium and high temperature machining AR Acrylic Acrylic Medium and high temperature machining CO Cotton Cotton Single-color cotton products can be processed at high temperatures, boiling EL Elastane Elastane Treatment at low and medium temperatures LI Linen Liner Medium and high temperature treatment MD Modal Modal Medium and high temperature treatment PA Polyamide( Nylon) Polyamide( Nylon) Medium and high temperature treatment PC Polyacrylic Polyacrylic Medium and high temperature treatment PE Polyester Polyester Medium and high temperature treatment SE Silk Silk Low temperature treatment with minimum mechanical impact VI Viscose Viscose Treatment at medium temperatures WO Wool Wool Low-temperature care with minimal mechanical impact Wash with similar colors - means washing with clothes of similar colors.
Keep away from fire - this inscription warns you that the product should not be brought to an open fire.
Follow the recommendations on the clothing labels to keep the original look of the products as long as possible.