What is the clothes tag about?


The clothes tag is stipulated internationally to attach into the clothes. It contains two parts: the ingredient of clothes fiber and the proper method of washing.

 

What is the clothes tag for?


The tag serves as a certificate instructing you the way to wash and to launder.

 

What is the content of the tag?


Fiber tag -- the property of frequent fiber:

WOOL Shrinkable and unbleachable. Do not wash with hot water etc.
SILK Sweat erodible, discolorable and unbleachable, wearproof etc.
COTTON Good absorption of perspiration, crinkleable, shrinkable etc.
FLAX/LINEN Shrinkable, bleachable, high temperature ironing resistant wearproof etc.
VISCOSE/RAYON Named as artificial silk made of wood pulp, distortable.
ACETATE Anti-crinkle, nail polish erodible, perfume erodible and alcohol erodible.
POLYURETHANE/
ELASTANE
Anti-crinkle, nail polish erodible, perfume erodible and alcohol erodible.
PLOYESTER Wearproof, elastic, anti-discolor, high temperature resistant.
POLYAMIDE Wearproof, elastic, anti-discolor, high temperature resistant.
PLOYACRYLIC Wearproof, elastic, anti-discolor, high temperature resistant.
POLYCHLORIDE Wearproof, elastic, anti-discolor, high temperature resistant.
VINYLON Wearproof, elastic, anti-discolor, high temperature resistant.

Washing tag -- the washing is symbolized as follows:

Drycleanable
Wetcleanable
Ironable
Bleachable
The figure is the max. temp. for washing 1 point means low temp.3 points means high temp.
Unbleachable
Dryable
Un-drycleanable
Un-wetcleanable
Un-ironable
Un-dryable
If some clothes have its own washing regulation, additional content will be listed as follows:

 

Who should read the washing tag?


The laundry assistant should read the tag most frequently because the assistant would perform the washing as instructed in the tag. In addition, the laundry will consider the degree of stain and the customers¡¯ requirement to handle the laundering so as to produce the best satisfaction for customers.

 

How to wash with no tag given?


Generally speaking, the laundry will handle your clothes in conformity to the general method. But this will decrease the neatness after washing.

 

Will any error occur in the tag?

The error tag indicates that the garment manufacturers make any mistakes in material (mix the un-dryable and un-wetcleanable in the same clothes), or randomly attach the tag into the clothes. That would add risks to the washing and the manufacturer should bear all the responsibility arising therefrom.