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Wash labels are not there to scratch your back or irritate your skin (although they sometimes do a great job!). Their main mission is much more useful: they inform us about how to care for our clothes properly, to avoid unpleasant surprises. Who has never seen their favorite sweater shrink to the point where it fits a 10-year-old? Or will her socks turn all blue after being washed with new jeans? These small everyday dramas can often be avoided... by simply reading the label.
“Taking care of your clothes also means taking care of what you choose to wear every day.”
🧼 The wash
The washing symbol is always a small basin filled with water.
- Simple basin : The garment can be machine washed.
- Basin with temperature (or number of points) : indicates the maximum temperature supported (30°, 40°, etc.).
- Barred basin : machine wash not allowed.
- Hand in the basin : hand wash recommended.
♻️ Professional cleaning (pressing)
It's the circle, often accompanied by a letter:
- P or F : dry cleaning (depending on the type of solvent to be used).
- W : professional cleaning with water (aquanetage).
- Crossed out circle : no professional cleaning.
🔄 Drying
Symbolized by a circle in a square :
- 1 to 3 points in the circle : machine drying allowed, with a heat level ranging from mild to strong.
- Crossed out circle : no dryer.
🧺 Ironing
Represented by an iron:
- 1 point : gentle ironing (max. 110°C).
- 2 points : average temperature (max. 150°C).
- 3 points : high temperature (up to 200°C).
- Barred iron : ironing prohibited.
🔺 Bleaching
Indicated by a triangle:
- Empty triangle : bleaching allowed (with or without chlorine).
- Triangle with two lines : only with chlorine-free agents.
- Crossed out triangle : laundering prohibited.
