Laundry symbol
A fabric care label or care label is a pictogram indicating the manufacturer's recommended method of treatment of textiles with respect to the washing, cleaning, drying and smoothing. They are usually mounted in the form of a sewn-in label on the laundry to help consumers care of his textiles.
The now common in Europe pictograms for marking textiles were in 1958 trademarked deposited (Madrid Agreement ) and in 1963 by the International Organization for Textile Care Symbols - renamed in 1975 in GINETEX ( Groupement International d' Etiquetage pour l' Entretien of Textiles) - introduced. The use of care symbols requires a license to a national member organization of GINETEX.
The currently valid international standard for care labeling is the ISO 3758:2005-04. Since 1994, regulated the European standard EN ISO 3758 standardized labeling in Germany and later in Europe, including Israel and Switzerland. In the countries that belong to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA ), garments must be awarded similar to the European standard. There are minor graphical differences and sign for the Prohibition of wringing, ironing with steam and for bleaching without chlorine. Apart from the mentioned countries, Japan has normalized the care symbols.
- 6.1 Dry Cleaning
- 6.2 wet cleaning
Label with textile care symbols
General
The care label indicates the maximum permissible type of treatment, which in the long run is possible under practical conditions without damaging the textile. Whether this treatment is necessary or sufficient, is not so predicated. A milder than the specified treatment is allowed at any time. The symbols are protected. Your use obliged to comply with the license terms: Incorrect labeling is prohibited. The symbols are always completely specify in the prescribed order and must remain legible throughout the life of the fabric. A bar under the corresponding icon calls a (mechanical) gentler treatment than usual, a double bar, a particularly gentle treatment.
Washing
The washing is represented by a stylized washtub; The number in the tub is the maximum wash temperature (in degrees Celsius). The icon allows hand and machine washing alike. No specific reference, so regular wash cycle is permitted. A bar under the tub (underscore ) requires a mechanically gentler treatment in the machine that is easy-care or gentle wash program ( drum only half full laundry, increased water level, short spin ). A double- underlined Zuber requires very gentle treatment, or about wool cycle or gentle cycle ( drum only 1/3 full laundry, increased water level, greatly reduced movement, wool spinning, or not spin). A hand in the tub allows only ( gentle ) hand wash ( not above 40 ° C), and a diagonal cross through washtub means that the fabric under normal household conditions can not be washed.
Do not wash
Handwash
Wash 30 ° C ( gently ) ( short spin )
Wash 30 ° C ( very gentle / wool) (Wool spin / no spin )
Bleaching
A blank triangle (formerly letters Cl) allows bleaching with chlorine or oxygen, two oblique lines of the triangle allow only oxygen as the bleaching agent. A diagonal cross-marked triangle prohibits any bleaching, it may then also no detergent containing bleach (such as heavy-duty detergent ) are used.
Bleaching with oxygen allowed
Chlorine bleaching allowed (deprecated)
Do not bleach
Do not bleach (deprecated)
Dry
A circle in the square allows machine- tumble drying. One point calls for drying at reduced temperature, two are for normal temperature. The diagonally crossed characters means that the article does not tolerate drying machine. The information on the drying apply only to normal domestic conditions, but not for the professional textile care. In the U.S. and Japan, there are other pictograms for natural drying.
Drum drying
Tumble dry low temperature ( gently )
Tumble dry normal
Do not dry in the tumble dryer
Natural drying
Drying on the clothesline
Dry flat
Dry dripping wet
Dry in shade
Line dry in the shade
Dry flat in the shade
Dripping wet to dry in the shade
The iron with up to three points allowed ironing, where the dots indicate the temperature range regulator iron. The respective number of points associated with temperatures: A point is 110 ° C, 150 ° C and two points of the three points 200 ° C. An iron with diagonal cross prohibits the ironing. At one point, caution is required when vapors and steam ironing.
Iron at low temperature
Iron at medium temperature
Iron at high temperature
Do not iron
Professional Cleaning
A circle informed about the possibilities of professional cleaning. A bar under the icon means clean gently, very gently clean the two beams.
Dry-cleaning
The circle stands in principle for any kind of professional dry cleaning.
Anything is possible ( no longer used )
Do not dry clean
The letter P or F in the circuit for the various solvents which can be used for professional dry cleaning. "P" allows cleaning with perchlorethylene or optionally heavy gasoline. The "F" (originally for " flammable " / " flammable ", which (heavy) fuel was meant to temporarily also CFC was used, the symbol is however older) allows only hydrocarbon solvent, ie in particular ( cleaning or heavy - ) gasoline. A is for All ( non-aqueous ) solvent ( this symbol is, according to the GINETEX Switzerland no longer used).
Gentle cleaning with hydrocarbon solvent
Very gentle cleaning with hydrocarbon solvent
Gentle cleaning with perchlorethylene
Very gentle cleaning with perchlorethylene
Wet cleaning
The professional wet cleaning is a procedure that can be cleaned when the bases with aqueous base. This process is environmentally superior and in the cleaning action of the chemical cleaning using perchlorethylene.
The "W " (wet, wet for English ) in a circle as a sign of professional wet cleaning was included in the 2005 series symbol binding. This means that under the category Textile Care four new icons added.
Gentle professional wet cleaning
Very gentle professional wet cleaning
Professional wet cleaning is not allowed