How to read and interpret the labels on your clothes
They could pass through hieroglyphics but, in reality, the main symbols that appear on the clothing labels (water cube, triangle, square with circle, iron and circle) correspond to the main sections of clothing care: washing, whitening, drying, iron and dry cleaning. Let's split it up.
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The bucket with water. Represented by a bucket with a wavy line, it indicates the possibility of washing it by machine, that is, in traditional washing machine.
The bucket with a number or points inside the water indicate the maximum temperature at which you can wash your clothes. In degrees (maximum temperature, e.g. 30 or 40 °) or at levels: one point is cold, two warm and three hot.
The bucket with one hand inside indicates that it can only be washed by hand. You will find it in delicate lingerie garments, for example, or in blouses and dresses of fine materials.
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The triangle indicates the possibility of whitening the garment with bleach when the inside appears unfilled. Striped or crossed means it would spoil the tissue.
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The plate symbol allows you to use both a traditional and a vertical steam.
The points inside the plate indicate the temperature: one point, low; two, half and three, high.
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