Fabric Care Symbol Guide
Woolite knows you want to protect the clothes you love. Here is a Fabric Care Symbols guide to help keep your clothes looking their best!
How to care for fabrics
Different fabrics need different levels of care, including different washing and drying methods – or they run the risk of fading, shrinking or stretching. Luckily, garments always come with care labels, which tell you exactly how to wash, dry and iron the garment correctly. They can be tricky to decipher but knowing how to properly wash your garments can prevent a laundry disaster from happening and keep them in tip-top condition for longer.
That’s where our helpful fabric care guides come in. We’ve created cheat sheets on decoding laundry symbols and how to care for the fabrics in your closet with Woolite®.
Tumble Dry
1 dot = low heat | 2 dots = medium heat | 3 dots = high heat
Hand Wash
Handwash, machine wash is not recommended
Machine Wash
Number indicates water temperature e.g. 85°F
Machine wash delicate
Number indicates water temperatur e.g. 86°F
Ironing
1 dot = low heat | 2 dots = medium heat | 3 dots = high heat
Chlorine Bleach
Chlorine bleach may be used
Hang Dry
Hang drying recommended - preferably outdoors in the wind
Do not iron
Fabric may be damaged by heat
Do not use Chlorine Bleach
Chlorine bleach may not be used