It would be great if our favorite things didn't wear out as long as possible. However, unfortunately, the quality of your favorite dress or sweater is gradually lost. Things can’t stay new forever, but we can significantly extend the terms of wear if we follow the recommendations that are given to care for them.
How to find out the rules for caring for your wardrobe
When buying a new thing, pay attention to the label on it. It is the identification of the manufacturer. The signs on clothing labels serve as symbols for the rules for the care of wardrobe items. In order for a thing to look perfect as long as possible, it must not only be washed, but also cleaned, bleached, and also dried. In this regard, the signs on the labels of clothes use the most diverse.
Manufacturer hints are presented on labels with schematic images. Learning to understand them is not difficult. Having spent quite a bit of time, you will easily read these symbols, which will allow you not to part with your favorite thing as long as possible. Ignoring labels is not recommended. This can cause things to deform. If you do not take into account the symbols on the label, then the product may sit or shed. If your new item is dirty, and therefore you need to wash it, then you will need to decrypt the wash marks on the clothes.
Permission symbol
The designation of the signs of washing on clothes is depicted in the form of a container filled with water. When you see this symbol, know that you can wash, boil, soak and rinse your item. If the container has a hand symbol, then consider that purchased clothing requires special care. Wash it only in manual mode. The car will definitely ruin this thing.
By designating a hand in the trough, the manufacturer recommends not rubbing or wringing the product. Basically, such signs on clothes for washing can be seen on labels of textile items. In this case, the water temperature should be thirty to forty degrees.
Prohibition symbol
In the event that on the label of your thing the container filled with water is crossed out crosswise, be careful. With this sign, the manufacturer indicates that the thing cannot be washed, boiled, rinsed, or soaked. For proper care of such clothing, you will need to hand it in for dry cleaning, that is, to get rid of contaminants in a dry way.
Temperature 30 degrees
A symbol representing a container of water may have numbers. They indicate the maximum temperature that should not be exceeded.
The signs on clothes for washing in warm, almost cold water (up to thirty degrees) are depicted in the form of a trough filled with water, on which the number 30 is written. In this case, neutral detergents should be used. Such characters are found on clothes made of woolen fabric that can be machine washed.
On such a symbol, a horizontal bar can be depicted beneath the trough. Seeing such a sign on the label, remember that your item should be washed at a temperature close to thirty degrees, without significant fluctuations. Rinsing of such clothes should be carried out with a gradual transition to cold water. The thing on the label of which you saw this symbol is strictly forbidden to subject to significant mechanical stress during spinning in the washing machine. When using a centrifuge, the rotation mode should be slow.
In the event that under the trough with the image of the number 30 two horizontal lines are drawn, washing the item should be delicate. It is necessary to use a large volume of water. Rinse these clothes quickly, using a minimum amount of machining.
Temperature 40 degrees
The signs on the clothes for washing colored clothes, which should be produced with neutral detergents, are images of a trough with water and the number forty. This mode is gentle. Such characters are usually found on colored or dark colored cotton labels. They are placed on products made of polyester or melange fabrics, as well as on thin linen labels made of viscose and synthetic fibers. With such signs, you can often find clothes made of colored fabrics with an unstable color. Marked with such symbols are products made of acrylic, acetate, and also wool fabric.
Similar to icons for washing at a water temperature at thirty degrees, under the trough there may be an image of one or two horizontal stripes. The description of the rules for caring for such products does not differ from those given earlier. The only difference is only the temperature of the water. It should not exceed the mark indicated by the number forty.
Temperature 50 degrees
The signs on the clothes for washing a variety of colored fabrics look like a trough with water, which shows the number 50. Similar to the temperature conditions described above, one or two horizontal lines can be located under the container. The rules for caring for clothes are no different from similar icons with the number 30. The only difference is the use of hotter water when washing.
Temperature conditions 60, 70 and 95 degrees
The symbol that allows your clothes to be washed may show the number 60. This sign indicates thin boiling resistant linen made of cotton or polyester fabrics. This symbol may appear on a clothing label sewn from colored fabric. The material will be stained with stable dyes.
Washing of any colored laundry is carried out with a symbol indicating the possibility of establishing the temperature regime within 70 degrees. But at ninety-five, additional boiling is allowed. This mode can withstand white linen and cotton items. It will not harm boiling colored linen.
Similarly to washing at 30 degrees, one or two horizontal lines can be under the troughs with these temperature conditions. The rules for caring for the thing are identical to those described previously. Changed only the temperature of the wash.