Types of Washing and Care Symbols

User's instructions

Care symbols help you to choose the correct wash programme. Washing should be sorted by type, and according to their care symbols. The temperature indicated on the care symbol is the maximum wash temperature.

Washing that can be boiled

Cotton and linen textiles marked with this maintenance symbol are not delicate. They will resist high temperatures and mechanical forces. The WHITE program is appropriated for this washing type.

Coloured washing

Cotton and linen textiles marked with this maintenance symbol are not delicate. They will resist high mechanical forces. The COLOUREDS program is appropriated for this type of washing.

Easy to maintain washing

Textiles such as finished cotton, blended cotton based materials and synthetic materials marked with this symbol require more gentle mechanical treatment. The TEXTILE BLENDS program is appropriated for this type of washing.

Delicate washing

Textiles such as layered, micro-fiber, synthetic textiles and net curtains marked with this maintenance symbol require particularly gentle treatment. The DELICATE program is appropriated for this type of washing.

Wool and particularly delicate washing

Textiles such as woolens, wool blends or silk marked with this label are particularly sensitive to mechanical forces. The WOOLENS program is appropriated for this type of textile.

Woolen clothes marked with the (wool) label are only machine washable if the comment “non-fluffing” or “fluff resistant”, and “machine washable” is added.

Textiles marked with the (hand washable) label or (do not wash) label cannot be washed in the washing machine!

Follow the “wash separately” or “wash separately several times” maintenance instructions.