Australian Care Labeling system

GENERAL AND WARNINGS

REMOVE TRIMS
Trims which may be adversely
DESIGNED TO FADE affected by cleaning process as
instructed need to be removed.
NON-COLOURFAST
GARMENT SIZED TO ALLOW For garment that is larger than
SHRINKAGE marked size to allow for known
shrinkage.
WASH BEFORE WEARING
REMOVE FIXING CORDS For sheepskin 1 car seat covers.

REMOVE WITH COARSE STIFF For sheepskin products.

BRUSH WHILE STILL DAMP TO
RESTORE PILE

WASHING

FULLY WASHABLE
No special precautions necessary.
WASH SEPARATELY
USE BAR SOAP ONLY

USE PURE SOAP FLAKES OR

BAR SOAP ONLY
For sheepskin products.
USE A LITTLE PURE
HOUSEHOLD ANTISEPTIC IF
DESIRED
DO NOT SOAK For products which might bleed
colour when left we for a
considerable of time.
DO NOT USE SOAP-WASH IN For leather goods or fabric having
SYNTHETIC DETERGENT special treatment.
DO NOT WASH This phrase is considered to be a
stronger term than DRYCLEAN
ONLY
DO NOT STARCH For leather goods or fabric having
DO NOT BOIL
special treatment.
DO NOT BLEACH
DO NOT HAND WRING No hand twisting is allowed.
Instead, hand wringer or wringing
DO NOT SPIN machine can be used.
DO NOT SOAK FOR
PROLONGED PERIODS
For sheepskin products.
DO NOT USE BLEACH,
DETERGENTS OR ENZYME
WASHING PRODUCTS
COLD WASH Use normal water supply
temperature.
WARM WASH Use water of maximum
temperature of 4O  C
HOT WASH Use water of maximum
temperature of 6O C
VERY HOT WASH Use water of maximum
temperature of 85 C
BOIL Use water of maximum
temperature of 1OO C
HAND WASH
Hand wash with moderate
squeezing or rubbing.
HAND WASH DO NOT RUB
SHORT MACHINE WASH A shorter than normal process or
reduced agitation.
GENTLE MACHINE WASH Low mechanical action - slow
speed.
MACHINE WASH

COLD RINSE
Normal washing process.
WARM RINSE

COLD RINSE WELL

WARM RINSE WELL For products containing fibers
which are subject to thermal
NORMAL SPIN shock.

Spin to be reduced in speed or

REDUCED SPIN shortened in cycle.

GENTLE SPIN

NORMAL SPIN - FLEECE OUT For sheepskin products.

DRYING

DRIP DRY

DRY AWAY FROM DIRECT

HEAT

DRY IN SHADE

GENTLY PULL TO SHAPE

DRY FLAT

DRY FLAT IN SHADE

DRY WITHOUT DELAY

HANG BY CORNERS AND DRY

IN SHADE
DO NOT LINE DRY
Do not hang damp from line.
DO NOT TUMBLE DRY
MAY BE TUMBLE DRIED -
COLD

MAY BE TUMBLE DRIED -

WARM

MAY BE TUMBLE DRIED - HOT

IRONING

DO NOT IRON For fabrics containing chloro-

DO NOT STEAM IRON

IRON WHEN DRY

fibres and PVA (polyvinyl alcohol).
IRON ON REVERSE SIDE

IRON UNDER DAMP CLOTH

IRON UNDER DRY CLOTH

Generally recommended for:
COOL IRON Fabrics containing acrylic,
elastomeric (polyurethane) or
modacrylic fibres (12O C)
WARM IRON Fabrics containing acetate,
polyamide (nylon), polyester fibres
or wool (15O C)
MEDIUM HOT IRON Fabrics containing triacetate or
rayon (18O  C)
HOT IRON Cotton and linen (20O C)

DRY-CLEANING

DO NOT DRYCLEAN

DRYCLEAN - NO STEAM
For products where steam or
steam pressing could cause
damage or shrinkage.
DRYCLEANABLE -NO WATER IN
SYSTEM For sheepskin products.
DRYCLEAN ONLY Where washing is inappropriate.

DRYCLEANABLE

DRYCLEANING Where this cleaning process is

RECOMMENDED considered preferable to washing,
although the latter may be
permissible.
May use any dry-cleaning agent.

Use percholoroethylene, white spirit or fluorocarbons.

Use percholoroethylene, white spirit or fluorocarbons with

strict limitations on either amount of water and

mechanical action or drying temperature or both.
Use white spirit or trichlorotrifluorethane only

Use white spirit or trichlorotrifluorethane with strict

limitations on either amount of water and mechanical action
or drying temperature or both.
Do not dry-clean.