FAQ - Frequently Asked Question

Washing tip for a wool sweater

Meaning of textile maintenance symbols

Below is a summary of all the maintenance symbols that appear on the items sold in our stores.

Washing

• The vat symbol indicates whether or not the item can be washed in a household machine or by hand.
  The figures in the vat indicate the maximum temperature of washing in degrees Celsius.
  The simple bar placed under the vat prescribes a softer mechanical treatment. It refers to washing programs specially designed for easy-care items that are sensitive to mechanical stresses. The double bar is reserved for items requiring a very gentle mechanical treatment (drizzles for example).

Washing by hand. Hand washable items. Water temperature: 30°C to maximum 40°C according to the articles.
Dissolve the laundry in a lot of water. Immerse items, then stir carefully. Do not rub, twist, or wring. Rinse carefully, squeeze lightly to remove water and then spread in shape. Quickly wash the articles in color and delicate. Do not let them soak or pile them up wet.

Colored linen supporting 30° C. Dark multicolored articles, in cotton, polyester or mixtures for example. Start the corresponding program.

Fine linen supporting 30° C. Fine linen in modal, viscose, polyacryl, polyester or polyamide for example. Reduce the amount of laundry in the machine. Turn on the program that matches. Avoid spinning or only spining briefly (risk of wrinkling). The mechanical action is reduced with this program. Normal rinse and reduced spinning.

Delicate and fragile linen supporting 30° C. Machine washable wool articles for example. The mechanical stresses of this program are particularly smooth. Greatly reduce the amount of linen. Start the corresponding program.

Colored linen supporting 40° C. Dark multicolored items, made of cotton, polyester, blends, etc. The mechanical action is normal, as well as the rinsing and spinning.

Fine linen supporting 40° C. Fine linen in modal, viscose or synthetic fibers (polyacrylic, polyester or polyamide) for example. Reduce the amount of linen. Initiate the appropriate washing program. Only to prepare very dirty items. Avoid spinning or only wringing briefly (risk of wrinkling). This program has a reduced mechanical action, a rinsing at decreasing temperature and a reduced spin.

Delicate linen supporting 40° C. Machine washable wool articles for example. The mechanical stresses of this program are particularly smooth. Greatly reduce the amount of linen: limit the load of the machine to a third party. Turn on the corresponding washing program.

Colored linen supporting 60° C. Articles in colours that do not withstand high temperatures, cotton, modal or polyester, as well as in mixtures of these fibers.

Colored linen supporting 60° C. Items attested easy to maintain. Significantly reduce the amount of linen. Fill the machine only two-thirds at most. Initiate the corresponding moderate program. Only wash the very dirty laundry. Do not grow or grow briefly (risk of wrinkling).

Linen that can boil at 95° C. Articles in cotton or linen for example, white, dyed or printed large. Fill the machine. Engage the corresponding washing program after removing the stubborn stains.

Linen can boil at 95°C with a more moderate washing. Linen specified easy to maintain, supporting high temperatures. Reduce the amount of linen. Initiate the corresponding moderate program. Pre-wash only in case of strong dirt. Do not grow or grow briefly (risk of wrinkling).

Forbidden washing. The articles so designated do not support washing. They can be sensitive to water or, depending on their size, impossible to wash in a washing machine.

Laundering

Chlorine whitening. The empty triangle allows bleaching to diluted chlorine and cold or oxygen.

Laundering with oxygen. The striated triangle specifies that the article can only be bleached with oxygen (included in universal laundry products) and does not support chlorine.

Laundering forbidden. The barred triangle excludes any whitening. Use only laundry products free of bleaching agents.

Drying

The square is the symbol of drying. The circle it contains specifies the drying in dryer.
The points therein refer to the drying temperatures.
When this symbol is missing, we can rely on the symbols of washing and ironing. If washing and ironing are allowed at high temperature the dryer in dryer will be simple. On the contrary, if they are restrictive, drying in a dryer will require precautions. The display of the drying programs on the machines does not yet make it possible to define clearly, for all domestic washing machines, textiles that can be entrusted to them.
Some items, such as cotton knits (risk of shrinkage), woolling (risk of felting), silks and polyacrylic products (heat sensitivity), curtains and curtains (risk of wrinkling), should preferably not be machine-dried.

Normal dryer in dryer. Drying without restriction (at 70 °).

Moderate dryer in dryer. Mechanical stresses and reduced temperature (at a maximum of 60°).

Drying prohibited in dryer. Machine drying is excluded.

Ironing

The number of points in this symbol corresponds to the ironing temperature (classic or steam iron, travel iron, iron machine). Irons and ironing machines for sale in commercial use also often bear the indication of the fibers corresponding to each temperature.
The choice of maximum temperature depends exclusively on the maintenance recommendations. It is not based on the composition of the article.
In the absence of such recommendations, it is preferable to orient oneself according to the number of points rather than the composition of the article, since the components in small proportions are not necessarily indicated.
Also beware of embossing effects and appliques. Some items (wearing the symbol of the open pad underlined by a line for example) may, but do not necessarily have to be ironed if they have been immediately extended, after or without spinning, or dried flat after being shaped.

 Ironing at high temperature. Corresponding to cotton and linen. It is practiced on articles still slightly moist or humidified. For textiles sensitive to gloss or pressure: insert a cloth or iron upside down. Use of a possible steam iron.

Ironing at medium temperature. Corresponding to wool, silk, polyester and viscose. Iron by intercalating a slightly damp cloth or using a steam iron. Avoid pressing the iron too much and distorting the article.

Ironing at low temperature. Corresponding to lyacrylics, polyamide (nylon) and acetate. Articles sensitive to gloss or pressure: insert a dry cloth or iron upside down, taking care not to distort the article. Be careful when using a steam iron (preferably iron without steam). Do not distort the article.

Ironing prohibited. Items with this symbol do not support ironing.