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The symbols on your clothing labels have a significant meaning that many people are unaware of, and ignoring them could shorten the lifespan of your favourite garments. Each piece of clothing has ...

If you've ever looked at the cleaning instructions label on a piece of clothing and been baffled by what the symbols mean, you're not alone. Following the manufacturer's suggestions on washing a ...

People are only just realising what the circle symbol on their clothes label means, and it's not at all obvious. Though they're easy to miss, the collection of symbols printed on every clothing ...

At the national level, the Federal Trade Commission is preparing an update to its “Green Guides” for the use of sustainability labels, including the recycling symbol. And in California ...

There are up to five key symbols printed on the label of every piece of clothing but most people haven't the faintest clue what many of them mean and could be exposing their favourite outfits to ...

At the national level, the Federal Trade Commission is preparing an update to its “Green Guides” for the use of sustainability labels, including the recycling symbol. And in California ...

If the label has the bucket of water symbol with a cross in the middle, this means it shouldn't be machine washed at all - not even on a delicate cycle. The bucket of water with a hand in it ...

Every single piece of clothing you own features several symbols, and people are just now discovering their meanings. It turns ...

Many pieces of clothing instead opt for care tags that eschew clear instructions in favor of a confusing array of symbols. These hieroglyphics of squares, circles, open-topped trapezoids and squiggly ...