Yes. This blog post is about washing clothes. Nothing fancy, but something most people need to look up once in a while.
The following symbols are defined in EN ISO 3758:2005 "Textiles -- Care labelling code using symbols".
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| Wash with at most 30°C - one underscore means "Pflegeleicht" (an option on your washing machine) | Wash with at most 40°C | Wash with at most 50°C | Wash with at most 95°C |
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| Do not put in dryer (German: Trockner) | Dry with low temperature | Dry with normal temperature | |
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| Do not bleach (German: Bleichen) | Bleaching is OK | ||
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| Iron with at most 110°C | Iron with at most 150°C | Iron with at most 200°C | |
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| No chemicals | Professional cleaning | Dry clean, hydrocarbon solvent only (HCS) | Dry clean, any solvent except tetrachloroethylene |
Waschmittel
- Vollwaschmittel: Hat Bleichmittel
- Feinwaschmittel: Keine Aufheller oder Bleichmittel; für empfindliche Wäsche
Die Verwendung spezieller Feinwaschmittel für Schwarzes bzw. dunkle Kleidung brachte bei einem Test der Stiftung Warentest keinen Vorteil gegenüber einem herkömmlichen Fein- oder Buntwaschmittel.
Source: Wikipedia / Stiftung Warentest
Correlations
| Ingredients | Count | Temperature | Bleach | Dryer | Circle | Ironing |
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| 95% cotton, 5% elastane | 1 | 30° | no | no | no | 110°C |
| 100% Polyester | 1 | 60° | no | two | no | no |
| 100% Polyester | 1 | 40°C | no | one | no | 110°C |
| 100% Cotton | 1 | 40°C | no | one | no | 150°C |
| 73% Cotton, 19% Polyester, 7% Nylon, 1% Elastane | 1 | 40°C | no | no | no | no |
Turning inside out
For trousers, T-shirts and pullovers I recommend turining them inside-out while washing. This way, the side that people see is protected from getting scratches.
For anything with zippers, I recommend to close them. This way the zipper itself cannot be damaged and other clothes cannot be damaged by the zipper.