How To Read The Care Label - Care Label Symbols Explained

[@turtlefromthenorth]

There have been a few consumer tests done on fabrics and wash labels. The fabric experts concluded clothes brands tend to be overly careful when it came to cleaning and caring advise. Hot is officially 60C in Europe, will get rid of mites and will kill most of the germs in towels, t-shirts, bed linen, etc. Cotton can in general handle 60C even up to 95C. Any prints or colors might not. Polyester or nylon can handle hot wash on 60C temperatures too. Light, sheer and delicate fabrics should go on gentler cycles and only a few garments in the load, but could generally handle 40C even 60C temperature fine. Be more careful with blends and synthetics like acrylic. The problems people most often encountered were gym wear, cotton, jeans, trousers, socks and t-shirts with care label of 30C or 40C. In tests, the polyester blends (tight fitting jersey with lycra and stretch) usually handled 60C, in comparison with something like 30 washes there were hardly if any difference to the once washed on 30C. Gym clothes, and everyday clothes often need a hot cycle now and then to stay fresh and clean in the long run. Even with the latest technology detergents higher temps now and then made caring for clothes much easier. When it came to wool, even non.superwash merino, cashmere and alpaca knits could with benefit be washed in the machine. Regardless of advice on wash label, a gentle wool cycle turned out to be fine. Most washing machine models these days have the approved wool cycle. Several methods for drying wool were tested; among them knitted sweaters, jerseys and cardigans; most by far could handle a short 1000 to 1100 rpm spin cycle. In the long run it helped keep the shape of the garment and it made caring for it easier. A gentle wool cycle in the machine was considered consistent and excellent. The quality of a hand wash was very depended on the person doing the job. It is a bit of a risk to go against the wash label, but with a bit of experience and fabric knowledge it can make laundry work much easier.

[@susieonishi7018]

Thanks so much , love how you explain it clear and straight to the points

[@terrarium_minded]

Instructions unclear, i learned hieroglyphics

[@janrinortega4304]

I'm so glad this channel exists

[@sibby84]

I have always thought that having the tumble dryer symbol at all, in any form meant it couldn't be tumble dried 🙈 We hang up about 60% of our clothes to dry because of this. Omg 😂

[@ChristianWoolff]

Thank you so much for the tips very elegant, i appreciate it

[@jordanmatt1744]

Your vids are so helpful! I just watched a different short from you and literally 2 mins later my gf walks in with a new linen dress she bought and asked me what the symbols mean. I knew exactly where to go! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@kirstenschroder8789]

v informative, thanks a lot!😘

[@twork90]

Does no bleach sign mean I can use normal ariel powder? Or that's a no as well?

[@T-GRIMM]

What does the circle with a x on it mean

[@jeevesny]

Do not dry clean!

[@ileanagheorghisor]

I was checking up my skirts while watching this video and I am amazed that the one made 100% out of polyester (but looks like leather) is washable, tumble dryable, bleachable and ironable, but the one that is made out of cotton on the exterior and polyester on the interior is none of the above (but it's dry cleanable) I don't understand why my cotton skirt can't be washed with water.

[@Archangel454]

How do you remove paint stains from clothes?

[@jennifera4350]

HI Zack, Thanks so much! Amazing how some companies can print a label and care instructions in 50 languages (even ones probably no one buys their product speaking), but not in the most common language in the world-English....and these not so well known symbols. You have to wonder did this guy hate the company so much he decided to aggravate as many people as possible by sticking them in the back with 5 illegible care labels while destroying their new clothes?

[@violetviolet888]

Why don't they teach this in grade school?

[@valllllllllllllllll]

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