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TITLE 16 - COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
CHAPTER I - FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
SUBCHAPTER D - TRADE REGULATION RULES
PART 423 - CARE LABELING OF TEXTILE WEARING APPAREL AND CERTAIN PIECE GOODS AS AMENDED
Appendix A to Part 423 - Glossary of Standard Terms
1. Washing, Machine Methods: a. Machine washa process by which soil may be removed from products or specimens through the use of water, detergent or soap, agitation, and a machine designed for this purpose. When no temperature is given, e.g., warm or cold, hot water up to 145 degrees F (63 degrees C) can be regularly used.
b. Hotinitial water temperature ranging from 112 to 145 degrees F [45 to 63 degrees C].
c. Warminitial water temperature ranging from 87 to 111 degrees F [31 to 44 degrees C].
d. Coldinitial water temperature up to 86 degrees F [30 degrees C].
e. Do not have commercially laundereddo not employ a laundry which uses special formulations, sour rinses, extermely large loads or extermely high temperatures or which otherwise is employed for commercial, industrial or institutional use. Employ laundering methods designed for residential use or use in a self-service establishment.
f. Small loadsmaller than normal washing load.
g. Delicate cycle or gentle cycleslow agitation and reduced time.
h. Durable press cycle or permanent press cyclecool down rinse or cold rinse before reduced spinning.
i. Separatelyalone.
j. With like colorswith colors of similar hue and intensity.
k. Wash inside outturn product inside out to protect face of fabric.
l. Warm rinseinitial water temperature setting 90 to 110 F (32 to 43 C).
m. Cold rinseinitial water temperature setting same as cold water tap up to 85 F (29 C).
n. Rinse thoroughlyrinse several times to remove detergent, soap, and bleach.
o. No spin or Do not spinremove material start of final spin cycle.
p. No wring or Do not wringdo not use roller wringer, nor wring by hand.
2. Washing, Hand Methods: a. Hand washa process by which soil may be manually removed from products or specimens through the use of water, detergent or soap, and gentle squeezing action. When no temperature is given, e.g., warm or cold, hot water up to 150 F (66 C) can be regularly used.
b. Warminitial water temperature 90 to 110 F (32 to 43 C) (hand comfortable).
c. Coldinitial water temperature same as cold water tap up to 85 F (29 C).
d. Separatelyalone.
e. With like colorswith colors of similar hue and intensity.
f. No wring or twisthandle to avoid wrinkles and distortion.
g. Rinse thoroughlyrinse several times to remove detergent, soap, and bleach.
h. Damp wipe onlysurface clean with damp cloth or sponge.
3. Drying, All Methods: a. Tumble dryuse machine dryer. When no temperature setting is given, machine drying at a hot setting may be regularly used.
b. Mediumset dryer at medium heat.
c. Lowset dryer at low heat.
d. Durable press or Permanent pressset dryer at permanent press setting.
e. No heatset dryer to operate without heat.
f. Remove promptlywhen items are dry, remove immediately to prevent wrinkling.
g. Drip dryhang dripping wet with or without hand shaping and smoothing.
h. Line dryhang damp from line or bar in or out of doors.
i. Line dry in shadedry away from sun.
j. Line dry away from heatdry away from heat.
k. Dry flatlay out horizontally for drying.
l. Block to dryreshape to original dimensions while drying.
m. Smooth by handby hand, while wet, remove wrinkles, straighten seams and facings.
4. Ironing and Pressing: a. IronIroning is needed. When no temperature is given iron at the highest temperature setting may be regularly used.
b. Warm ironmedium temperature setting.
c. Cool ironlowest temperature setting.
d. Do not ironitem not to be smoothed or finished with an iron.
e. Iron wrong side onlyarticle turned inside out for ironing or pressing.
f. No steam or Do not steamsteam in any form not to be used.
g. Steam onlysteaming without contact pressure.
h. Steam press or Steam ironuse iron at steam setting.
i. Iron damparticles to be ironed should feel moist.
j. Use press clothuse a dry or a damp cloth between iron and fabric.
5. Bleaching: a. Bleach when neededall bleaches may be used when necessary.
b. No bleach or Do not bleachno bleaches may be used.
c. Only non-chlorine bleach, when neededonly the bleach specified may be used when necessary. Chlorine bleach may not be used.
6. Washing or Drycleaning: a. Wash or dryclean, any normal methodcan be machine washed in hot water, can be machine dried at a high setting, can be ironed at a hot setting, can be bleached with all commercially available bleaches and can be drycleaned with all commercially available solvents.
7. Drycleaning, All Procedures: a. Drycleana process by which soil may be removed from products or specimens in a machine which uses any common organic solvent (for example, petroleum, perchlorethylene, fluorocarbon) located in any commercial establishment. The process may include moisture addition to solvent up to 75% relative humidity, hot tumble drying up to 160 F (71 C) and restoration by steam press or steam-air finishing.
b. Professionally drycleanuse the drycleaning process but modified to ensure optimum results either by a drycleaning attendant or through the use of a drycleaning machine which permits such modifications or both.
Such modifications or special warnings must be included in the care instruction.
c. Petroleum, Fluorocarbon, or Perchlorethyleneemploy solvent(s) specified to dryclean the item.
d. Short cyclereduced or minimum cleaning time, depending upon solvent used.
e. Minimum extractionleast possible extraction time.
f. Reduced moisture or Low moisturedecreased relative humidity.
g. No tumble or Do not tumbledo not tumble dry.
h. Tumble warmtumble dry up to 120 F (49 C).
i. Tumble cooltumble dry at room temperature.
j. Cabinet dry warmcabinet dry up to 120 F (49 C).
k. Cabinet dry coolcabinet dry at room temperature.
l. Steam onlyemploy no contact pressure when steaming.
m. No steam or Do not steamdo not use steam in pressing, finishing, steam cabinets or wands.
8. Leather and Suede Cleaning: a. Leather cleanhave cleaned only by a professional cleaner who uses special leather or suede care methods.
[48 FR 22743, May 20, 1983; 48 FR 24868, June 3, 1983; 48 FR 27225, June 14, 1983, as amended at 65 FR 47275, Aug. 2, 2000]
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