NOTE: A lot of laundry experts aren't so keen on the popularity of "dry - clean only" tags. " [Dry-cleaning] is the biggest misconception in modern-day laundering," Jelina Saliu, the president of ...

What do laundry symbols mean? Washer symbols Luckily, once you understand how washer symbols are generated, it's easy to translate the care labels on your clothes. Some will have the number, for ...

From bathroom placards to “slippery when wet” signs along the highway, our day-to-day lives are filled with symbols. We decipher these ideograms hundreds of times a day without even thinking ...

Laundry symbols are key to long-term clothing care. They tell you how to wash and dry your clothing and if you should use bleach, iron, or dry clean.

Lifestyle Expert Advice People are only just realising what each laundry symbol actually means According to a poll on X, 70% of under 30s don't know what their laundry labels mean - so experts at ...

The five basic symbols — for wash, bleach, dry, iron, dry-clean — have been in use in one form or another in Mexico and other countries for years, Kolish said.

Linen If the label doesn’t say “Dry Clean Only,” you can wash linen in warm water in your machine on a gentle cycle but keep it separate from other fabrics, says Sokolowski.

The average respondent in the OnePoll.com survey admitted to ruining five items in the wash, with 12% now outsourcing their laundry to professional dry-cleaners.