Tuesday, 22 November 2022

5 Common Laundry Signs And Their Meanings

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All the clothes we buy comes along with an instruction tag having multiple symbols on it. You might have wondered what these symbols mean. Well, they are laundry care instructions to be followed, to ensure the longevity of your clothes. Many of us tend to be least concerned about these clothes, which ruin our clothes.

Different clothes come with different instruction tags, based on the nature and fabric used. These instructions should be followed with caution as they will do good for your clothes

You might have wondered when the quality of your clothes drops down, the colour fades, the threads loosen and many more similar incidents. Do you know why all these happen? Well, the answer is simple it's because you did not follow those instructions. Though ignoring those instructions does not spoil your clothes in a single wash, it definitely does on a longer run

So we have made a list of 5 common laundry symbols and their meanings

1.No Wringing

For people who do hand washing, it's a common habit to wring clothes to drain out water, post-washing. Though it helps in the quick drying of clothes, it may cause damage to certain types of clothes. So when you see the above symbol it means that those clothes are not supposed to be wrung. This instruction comes with clothes that are made of mild fabric that might easily tear when wrung

2.Temperature Sign

The above sign indicates the temperature level at which your clothes should be washed.Usually in this symbol the upper temperature is mentioned.For example,in the above image you shall see '40' written inside,this means that washing temperature should be below 40.Similarly you should follow the limitation based on the fabric type

3.No Tumble Dry

Tumble drying means a machine dry rather than line drying or flat drying.The above symbol which you see is call "No Tumble Drying" which means that cloth is not fit to be machine dried.Very soft fabrics are not supposed to be dried using this method as it may damage the clothes.

4.Do Not Bleach

You might have seen this symbol multiple times in the instruction tags,it means 'Do not bleach'.If you find this symbol of a X mark over a triangle you are not supposed bleach with any form of solutions.

5.Ironing Instructions

Its important to follow the ironing instructions given on the label.You might find the above symbols as far as ironing is concerned.The dot withing the iron box indicates the temperature levels as follows

Iron With 1 Dot

This means that ironing should be done at a very low temperature

Iron With 2 Dots

This means that ironing shall be done in warm or medium temperature

Iron With 3 Dots

This means that ironing shall be done in higher temperatures

When we clean our clothes at home,we tend to ignore these laundry instructions which may harm our clothes.

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