Understanding Labels
Dry Cleaning
The dry cleaning symbol is a circle and shouldn't be confused with tumble drying. The circle usually contains a letter which refers to the solvent suitable for that particular garment.
Normal goods, dry-cleanable in all solvents.
Not suitable for dry cleaning.
Normal goods, dry-cleanable in solvent R113 and hydrocarbon.
Goods sensitive for dry-cleaning which may be cleaned with the same solvents shown for F but with strict limitation on the addition of water during cleaning and/or certain restrictions on mechanical action and/or during temperature.
Normal goods, dry-cleanable in Perchloroethylene, solvent R113, hydrocarbon and solvent R11.
Goods sensitive for dry-cleaning which may be cleaned with the same solvents shown for P but with strict limitation on the addition of water during cleaning and/or certain restrictions on mechanical action and/or during temperature.
The letters inside the circle indicate the type of solvent suitable for a garment and are for use by the dry cleaning specialist.
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