It is too delicate to be put into a cycle.

Do not wash

This symbol means you should not clean a certain item of clothing yourself.

You should take it to get dry cleaned by professionals.

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Tumble dry

This symbol means the item of clothing can be safely placed inside of the dryer.

It wont get torn or fade from being bounced around.

However, you should verify you adjust the options to keep the temperature low.

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Otherwise, you could damage the item.

Tumble dry at medium temperature

This symbol means you should place the item in the dryer.

However, you should not exceed a heat of 65 degrees Celcius (149 degrees Farenheit).

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However, you should not exceed a heat of 75 degrees Celcius (167 degrees Farenheit).

Do not tumble dry

This symbol means you should avoid placing the item in the dryer.

You should let it air dry instead by placing it on a clothesline or across a tabletop.

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Dry

This symbol is the basis for all of the drying symbols.

What is contained inside of the square determines how you are meant to dry a certain product.

It means you should keep the item out of the burning heat of the sun as it dries.

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This will avoid wrinkles.

Do not exceed 110 degrees Celcius, which is equivalent to 230 degrees Farenheit.

Do not exceed 150 degrees Celcius, which is equivalent to 302 degrees Farenheit.

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Do not exceed 200 degrees Celcius, which is equivalent to 392 degrees Farenheit.

Doing so could destroy the delicate fabric.

Bleach

This symbol means you are allowed to useanytype of bleach when it is needed.

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It does not matter whether it contains chlorine or not.

Do not bleach

These two symbols both mean the same thing.

You should never, under and circumstances, use bleach on the product.

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You should take it to the dry cleaners instead.

Do not dry clean

This symbol means you should never take the product to the dry cleaners.

Professional wet cleaning

Wet cleaning avoids the use of chemical solvents.

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This method is better for the environment.

It also reduces the chances of a garment shrinking or facing damage.

Gentle wet cleaning

This symbol means a product should be wet cleaned with a computer controlledgentle setting.

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Do not wet clean

This symbol means a product should not be wet cleaned.

It should be dry cleaned instead.

Summary

This is a chart containing all of the information you better know moving forward.

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Now it’s possible for you to rest easily knowing you are never going to ruin your clothing.

You are going to get your moneys worth.

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