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Beginning July 1, 1997, clothing manufacturers may use certain care symbols in place of words on permanent labels inside garments to indicate a method for proper cleaning. (Written descriptions will also be included for the first 18 months.) The following is a foolproof guide to deciphering these new symbols found on your garment care labels.

Note: At a minimum, laundering instructions include, in order, four symbols: washing, bleaching, drying, and ironing. Dry cleaning instructions include one symbol. Additional symbols or words or both may be used to clarify the instructions. The water temperatures listed are provided as a guideline. Actual water temperatures obtained in the home depend on the washing machine settings (hot, warm, cold), regional water supply temperatures, and water heating settings.

Explanation of Care Symbols.

Machine Wash Cycle

A: Regular/Normal Cycle with regular agitation and spin speed may be used.
B: Use Permanent Press/Wrinkle Resistant washer setting (which has a cool down or cold spray before the reduced spin).
C: Use Gentle/Delicate washer setting (slow agitation and/or reduced wash time).
D: Hand wash only.
E: Do not wash.
F: Do not wring by hand or use rollers on wringer washer. Hang dry, drip dry or dry flat.

Water Temperature

G: Maximum water temperature 95�C/200�F.
H: Maximum water temperature 70�C/160�F.
I: Maximum water temperature 60�C/140�F.
J: Maximum water temperature 50�C/120�F.
K: Maximum water temperature 40�C/105�F.
L: Maximum water temperature 30�C/85�F.

Tumble Dry Cycle

M: Machine dry.
N: Use Normal Cycle setting.
O: Use Permanent Press/Wrinkle Resistant Cycle setting.
P: Use Gentle/Delicate Cycle setting.
Q: Do not tumble dry.

Heat Setting

R: Set dryer at any heat.
S: Set dryer at High heat.
T: Set dryer at Medium heat.
U: Set dryer at Low heat.
V: No heat/air.
W: Do not dry (used with do not wash).


Special Instructions

X: Line dry/hang to dry - hang damp from line or bar and allow to dry.
Y: Drip dry - hang wet on plastic hanger and allow to dry with hand shaping only.
Z: Dry flat - lay garment on flat surface.
a: Dry in the shade.

Bleach Symbols

b: Use any bleach (when needed).
c: Use only non-chlorine bleach (when needed).
d: Do not bleach.

Iron - Dry or Steam

e: Iron - Ironing is needed.
f: Iron using High temperature setting.
g: Iron using Medium temperature setting.
h: Iron using Low temperature setting.
i: Do not iron or press with heat.
j: No steam - iron without using steam.

Dryclean - Normal Cycle

k: Dryclean.
l: Dryclean using any solvent.
m: Dryclean using any solvent except trichloroethylene.
n: Dryclean using Petroleum solvent only.
o: Do not dryclean.

Special Dryclean Instructions

p: Reduce moisture.
q: Short cycle.
r: No steam finishing.
s: Low heat.