Have you ever actually looked at the care instructions of your clothing besides the “Dry Clean Only” text? Hunkered beneath the sterile and sometimes overly-complicated text instructions is a set of hieroglyphic-like symbols that depict just how you’re supposed to take care of your garment. These symbols tell you to wash (or don’t), dry (or don’t), iron (or don’t), and bleach (or don’t). We took to Wikipedia and are here to give you a quick and dirty look at what each symbol means and the products you may need to maintain your clothing properly, rather than just tossing it into the wash and hoping for the best.
Washing
Drying
Bleaching
Ironing
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