Care SymbolWritten Care InstructionsWhat Care Symbol and Instructions Mean

- Machine Wash, Normal
- Garment may be laundered through the use of hottest available water,


- 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.
Care SymbolWritten Care InstructionsWhat Care Symbol and Instructions Mean

- 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.
Care SymbolWritten Care InstructionsWhat Care Symbol and Instructions Mean

- Do Not Wring
- Do Not Wring.
Care SymbolWritten Care InstructionsWhat Care Symbol and Instructions Mean
- 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.
Care SymbolWritten Care InstructionsWhat Care Symbol and Instructions Mean

- 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 Heath
- 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.