Care Labelling in Garments

Care labels indicate how to clean textile articles in the best possible way. Care symbols provide all the necessary information on washing, bleaching, ironing, dry cleaning and tumble drying. Without this information, the consumer will face trouble in deciding on the appropriate care treatment of the textile item because it does not depend on the main fabric solely. Indeed, all the components of the textile need be taken into account: other fibres, accessories, but also dying, finishing treatments and texture. Using care labels provides the consumer with care information he does not have to decide on. Indeed, the consumer usually does not have the experience or technical knowledge to decide which care treatment is suitable.Care labelling is determined under the responsibility of the garment maker in common interest of textile manufacturers, drycleaners and of course consumers.