Looking at a garment tag can quickly make you feel like you've forgotten how to read. Most of us didn't learn the laundry symbols alongside our ABCs, so these modern-day hieroglyphics can be pretty ...

Hot, cold, or hand-wash? Here’s what those laundry symbols on your clothing tags really mean. Hand holding clothing care tag. For many, washing clothes means throwing things in the washer and dryer, ...

And do you even know what any of the others actually mean? In fact, people are so bemused about the meaning of some of the pictures that the search term ‘what do laundry labels mean‘ has received a ...

With over six years of product testing experience, Rebecca knows exactly which laundry appliances will cut the mustard - or hopefully just remove it. Washing labels aren't always the most ...

A WHOPPING £6.8billion is being wasted each year by shrinking and damaging clothes – simply because we can’t understand laundry care symbols. The average annual bill comes to £128.99 of ruined outfits ...

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For many, washing clothes means throwing things in the washer and dryer, turning the machine to a neutral setting, and calling it a day. It's not hard to understand why. Most care labels—those teeny, ...

Do you know what it means if it has a square with a dash in the middle, for example? YOU might take a quick glimpse at a laundry label before shoving something into the washing machine. But other than ...