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They may appear confusing but fabric care instructions are actually quite easy to understand. Each laundry symbol should tell you what the fabric is made from, and include up to five laundry symbols which let you know how to care for it. Here’s our quick guide to what the laundry symbols mean.

    1. Machine Wash
    2. Hand Wash
    3. Never Wash
    1. Wash Cold
    2. Wash Warm
    3. Wash Hot
    Iron Laundry Symbols
    1. Bleach Permitted
    2. No Bleach
    3. Colour-safe Bleach Only
    Laundry Symbols for using bleach
    1. Tumble Dry
    2. Never Tumble Dry
    3. Dry Clean Only
    4. Never Dry Clean
    Tumble dry laundry symbols
    1. Iron Cool
    2. Iron Medium
    3. Iron Hot
    4. Never Iron
    Tumble dry laundry symbols

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