Q. How To Read Product Care Label
• Normal tops: It will be sewn inside of the bottom left
• Outerwear: It will be sewn inside on the left of the product
• Bottoms: It will be sewn inside the near left pocket
Symbol Basics
Basic symbols and modifiers
The handling instruction symbols are different combinations of the basic symbols and modifiers. (1) to (5) are printed on the care label in that order.
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Tips
Basic symbol and modifier combinations
- Modifiers such as lines “－” and dots “・” along with numbers are combined with the 5 basic symbols to indicate the level of strength and temperature to be used.
- A cross symbol “×” is used to indicate something that should not be done.
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Home Washing
- The tub symbol indicates the washing of a garment (either by handwashing or machine washing).
- The number indicates the maximum temperature of the liquid to be used when washing the garment. If the number inside the tub is “40”, temperatures 40℃ and lower can be used to wash the garment.
Ex.) The maximum washing temperature is 40℃ and the garment can be washed on a gentle cycle with a home washing machine.
Washing Symbols
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Bleaching
There are two types of bleach: chlorine bleach and oxygen bleach.
If there are diagonal lines, only oxygen bleach can be used.
Bleaching Symbols
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Drying
A circle “○” inside a square “□” indicates tumble drying.
Tumble Drying Symbols
The air-drying symbols indicate the drying method, whether spin cycles are needed, and where to dry the garment.
Air Drying Symbols
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Ironing
Indicates the home ironing of the garment.
The maximum temperature to be used is indicated using one, two, or three dots “・” inside the symbol.
Ex.) Garment can be ironed at home at a maximum iron temperature of 210℃
Ironing Symbols
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Dry Cleaning
Indicates the method of dry cleaning to be used at a dry cleaner.
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Wet Cleaning
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