Laundry cheat sheet - Walmart Live Better

LAUNDRY DECODER
Keep this handy cheat sheet in your laundry room for quick
reference, and you’ll never shrink a sweater again (we hope!).
WASHING
DRYING
IRON
There are three main things to
look for on your clothing tags: the
bucket, the dots and the lines
under the bucket.
If the symbol looks like a frontload machine, it can be put in the
dryer; otherwise it must be
air-dried.
These look the same as the
washing and drying symbols—just
follow the dot system.
Use cool or cold water only
(less than 18°C).
Tumble-dry with no heat.
Iron on a low-heat setting. This
is recommended for acetate,
acrylic, modacrylic, nylon,
polypropylene and spandex.
Use warm water only
(between 32°C to 43°C).
Tumble-dry on a low-heat
setting.
Use hot water only
(more than 48°C).
Tumble-dry on a mediumheat setting.
Wash in any machine, at any
temperature.
Tumble-dry on a highheat setting.
Permanent press.
It can be tumble-dried on
any heat setting.
Delicate or gentle cycle only.
Permanent press setting.
Do not wash.
Delicate or gentle cycle only.
Do not iron.
Do not tumble dry.
DRY CLEAN
Iron on a medium-heat setting.
This is recommended for
polyester, rayon, silk, triacetate
and wool.
Iron on a high-heat setting. This
is recommended for cotton
and linen.
Do not use steam while ironing.
Handwash only.
BLEACHING
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Bleach should only be used when
absolutely necessary.
Hang on a line to dry after
extracting all excess water.
Look for a blank circle, or no
drying symbols at all.
Hang soaking wet item to
drip dry.
Dry clean only.
Use any bleach, when needed.
Dry on a drying rack or dry flat
after extracting all excess water.
Do not dry clean.
Use only non-chlorine bleach,
when needed.
Dry in a shady place.
Do not use bleach.
Do not dry. It’s always paired
with an alternate code.
PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
*
Do not wring out.
before washing,
remember to empty
all pockets and check
for stains that might
need to be pretreated
Fabric Softner
Colgate-Palmolive Canada Inc.
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6 STEPS FOR THE
PERFECT LAUNDRY CYCLE
You’ve probably been doing laundry all of your adult life, but do you know how
to execute the ideal wash cycle? Barring any special requirements for your
garment, here’s how to do it.
1 READ THE CARE LABEL
Make sure to read all tags on your
clothing to see whether they require any
specific treatments. Unsure about what
a symbol means? Check out our laundry
decoder on the flip side of this page.
2 SORT AND SEPARATE
Sort your clothes into separate piles.
Match similar colours together (whites,
darks, and brights, for example), then
sort these colours into similar materials,
if necessary. If things require a special
treatment (see step 1), make sure to only
sort them into a pile with apparel that
needs the same care.
3 PRETREAT STAINS
If you notice a stain, attempt to wash it
out with cold water as soon as possible;
it will prevent the stain from settling in. If
necessary, rub the stain with a bit of
detergent and let the item soak. Rinse
out the soap, apply a stain product and
launder as you normally would.
4 GET READY TO WASH
Love fragrance? Toss a little or a lot of the
new Fleecy* Fragrance Pearls™ directly
into your washing machine to ensure
longer lasting fragrance. Add the clothes
to the machine, then add your detergent.
Powdered detergents are better in hard
waters, whereas liquids help get rid of
greasy stains. For incredible softness,
be sure to add Fleecy* Liquid Fabric
Softener in your favourite scent to your
dispenser or during your final rinse cycle.
5 CHOOSE THE RIGHT WASH
CYCLE AND TEMPERATURE
6 CHOOSE THE CORRECT
DRYING METHOD
Items that can be tumble-dried should
be transferred to the dryer. For extra
softness and for static control, throw
a Fleecy* Fabric Softener Sheet into the
dryer on top of your clothes and start
the cycle.
ILLUSTRATION ©istockphoto.com/Olga Zakharova
don’t forget to
remove clothes
promptly from the
dryer to prevent
wrinkles
use Fleecy*
for scent,
softness
and static
control
Select the cycle and the temperature
that corresponds best with the labels on
the garments. If you are worried about
something shrinking or that colours might
bleed, wash items in cold water.
Colgate-Palmolive Canada Inc.
*TM Reg’d/M.D
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