Machine wash, hot. Initial water temperature should not exceed 60C or 140F.

Machine wash, permanent press. Garment may be machine laundered only on the setting designed to preserve Permanent Press with cool down or cold rinse prior to reduced spin.

Machine wash, gentle or delicate. Garment may be machine laundered only on the setting designed for gentle agitation and/or reduced time for delicate items.

Hand wash. Garment may be laundered through the use of water, detergent or soap and gentle hand manipulation.

Do not wash. Garment may not be safely laundered by any process. Normally accompanied by dry clean instructions.

Bleach when needed. Any commercially available bleach product may be used in the laundering process.

Do not bleach. No bleach product may be used. The garment is not colourfast or structurally able to withstand any bleach.

Tumble dry, normal. A machine dryer may be regularly used at the hottest available temperature setting.

Do not tumble dry. A machine dryer may not be used. Usually accompanied by an alternate drying method symbol.

Dry flat. Lay out horizontally for drying.

Iron, any temperature, steam or dry. Regular ironing may be needed and may be performed at any available temperature with or without steam is acceptable.

Iron, medium. Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed at Medium setting (150C, 300F).

Iron high. Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed at High setting (200C, 290F).

Dry clean, any solvent except trichloroethylene. Any dry cleaning solvent other than trichloroethylene may be safely used.