Understanding the symbols on labels
Most of the times you tend to ignore the warning labels on your clothes until the damage is done after a wash or two and it’s too late to reverse the action. A lot of times you also have trouble understanding those labels because you have no idea whatsoever about what symbols given on the label really means, so you just choose the more convenient option of ignoring it. If you’re lucky, you might have washed your garments in the right way unknowingly, but if you are not, you risk ruining your favourite clothes. To avoid such risks, it is always advisable to pay heed to the symbols given on the label. Moreover, it’s the easiest task in the world to understand them, just read on to figure out what they mean.
Washing symbols:
The above symbols suggest the appropriate temperatures for washing the concerned clothes. The dots indicate the temperature that you should set on your washing machine, and they vary according to the fabric of the garment. For instance, one dot suggests 30°C, the clothes having this symbol should be washed with cold water, two dots means 40°C, these clothes require warm water, three dots suggests 50°C, these clothes need to be washed in hot water, and so on.
This is the hand-wash symbol. A garment that has this label should not be washed in the washing machine, or you risk damaging the fabric. Wash these in a tab or a bucket and ensure that all the detergent is washed off it before you hand it to dry. It is also important to use a delicate detergent while you hand-wash clothes. We recommend Champion Premium Detergent Powder for this purpose. It not only helps protect colour and fight stains but also conditions the fabric to keep it soft and it’s floral fragrance helps maintain its freshness.
Drying symbols:
The square with a circle inside is the basic dryer symbol. The number of dots inside the circle, determine the temperature in which you must set up your dryer for the concerned clothes. It also determines the specific program settings. One dot means Tumble Dry Low, two dots means Tumble Dry Medium and three dots means Tumble Dry High. The line underneath denotes the setting that needs to be used. A single line indicates the Permanent Press setting and the double line indicates that the Delicate Press setting must be used.
Dry clean symbols:
A circle symbol in your label means that your garment requires dry cleaning. The letters A, F and P help your dry cleaner understand what solvent he needs to use to dry clean your garments. A indicates that all solvents can be used, F suggests that only Petroleum solvents can be used and P means that any solvent except Trichloroethylene can be used. The symbol that has the cross on the circle indicates that that particular garment should not be dry cleaned.
Ironing Symbols:
The ironing symbols are just as simple as the rest of them. The first symbol on the image is the basic ironing symbol, the dots in the symbols indicate the temperature in which the clothes need to be ironed, and the last symbol indicates that that particular clothing must not be ironed.
Wasn’t it effortless to understand these simple symbols! Just follow them now onwards to ensure that your favourite clothes last really long.