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Here at Dry Clean City of Vestavia Hills we post important garment care information on our blog that may be of interest to you.

It is very important to read garment care labels prior to cleaning any of your garments. Many garments can be either washed or dry cleaned. Dry cleaning helps prevent shrinkage and color loss that may occur by washing.

Washing symbols 

 
Hand wash only, rinse normally, dry with care.
Machine wash at the indicated maximum temperature in degrees Celsius:
30° for coloured delicates. Reduced mechanical action, normal rinse and spin.
40° for coloured T-shirts and elasticated underwear. Reduced mechanical action,, normal rinse and spin.
60° for coloured blankets. Normal mechanical action, normal rinse and spin.
95° White sheets/blankets. Normal mechanical action, normal rinse and spin.
The lines underneath the symbol indicate the type of programme to use:
No line Cotton programme (max speed). Normal mechanical action, normal rinse and spin.
One line Synthetic programme (moderate speed). Reduced mechanical action, decreasing temperature rinse and reduced spin.
Two lines Wool programme (minimal speed).
Do not wash.

Drying symbols  

 
Can be tumble-dried.
The dots in the middle indicate the maximum temperature:
No dot No temperature restriction.
One dot Low-temperature dry (maximum 60°).
Two dots Normal dry.
Do not tumble-dry.
Leave to air-dry and iron as soon as dry.
Hang on a coat-hanger to dry.
Dry flat.

Ironing symbols 

 
Iron at the following temperature:
One dot Cold iron (110°) for acrylic, nylon and acetate.
Two dots Hot iron (150°) for polyester and wool.
Three dots Very hot iron (200°) for cotton and linen.
Do not iron (or iron only in part taking extreme care).
Dry-cleaning symbols on clothes labels 

 
Dry clean. The letter indicates the type of wash required:
Blank or A Dry clean with all types of solvent.
F Dry clean with petroleum-based solvents such as R113 and hydrocarbon (mineral essences). Cannot be machine dry-cleaned.
P Dry clean with usual solvents such as perchloroethylene, solvent R113 and hydrocarbon (but not trichloroethylene). Can be machine dry-cleaned.
W Dry clean in water only with no products. Cannot be machine dry-cleaned.
The lines indicate restrictions:
One line Restricted wash (quantity of water, mechanical action, washing and drying temperature).
Two lines Highly restricted wash (quantity of water, mechanical action, washing and drying temperature).
Do not dry clean.
Do not wet clean.

Bleaching symbols  

 
Can be bleached.
Do not bleach.


Essential tips for clothes washing

For all fabrics:
– Avoid high temperatures as far as possible.
– Machine washing is always much better than hand washing (if allowed).
– Drying clothes in the sun makes them matted.
– Use alternative whitening agents to bleach, which attacks the fibres in fabric.
– Lined clothes should always be thoroughly dried.
– Make sure you select the setting for the most delicate fabric for a garment with a mix of two different fabrics when ironing.

More handy info

– Wool shrinks in water and loses its shape when hung up.
– Cotton irons well; coloured cotton should be washed separately.
– Silk does not tolerate hot water or tumble-drying and should be dry-cleaned.
– Wool, silk and  fabrics with metallic and leather parts should never be allowed to get wet.
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