Care labels
What your clothing label is telling you.
The symbols on the label show how to wash, dry and iron each item. Here's what each one means.
In the drying and ironing symbols, the dots show the temperature: one dot is low, two is medium and three is high. A cross means you should not use that treatment.
Washing
Machine wash
Can be washed in a machine.
Hand wash
Wash by hand in lukewarm water.
Do not wash
Do not wash with water. May require dry cleaning.
Do not wring
Do not twist the item to remove water.
Washing temperature
30 °C
Cool wash. Delicates and colours.
40 °C
Everyday laundry and colours.
50 °C
Durable synthetics and blends.
60 °C
Cotton, bed linen and towels.
70 °C
Durable cotton and whites.
95 °C
Very durable white cotton.
Drying
Tumble dry
Can be tumble dried.
Gentle drying
Use a gentle programme.
Low temperature
Tumble dry on low heat (Cold or 45 °C).
Medium temperature
Tumble dry on medium heat (65 °C).
High temperature
Tumble dry on high heat (90 °C).
Do not tumble dry
Do not use the dryer. Air dry.
Ironing
Iron
Can be ironed.
Do not iron
Do not iron this item.
Low temperature
Cool iron (up to 110 °C).
Medium temperature
Warm iron (up to 150 °C).
High temperature
Hot iron (up to 200 °C).