WHAT KIND OF LAUNDRY ARE YOU WASHING?

Normal laundry items
Normal laundry items Are you washing normal laundry items, and is no one in the household ill (or especially vulnerable to infections)?
Items of ill persons, clothing of their carers, or items of vulnerable persons
Items of ill persons, clothing of their carers, or items of vulnerable persons Are you washing items of people who are ill or especially vulnerable to infection, or clothing of their carers?
Professional clothing that may be contaminated
Professional clothing that may be contaminated Are you washing health care uniforms, or other professional clothing that may be contaminated with microbes?
If possible, these items should not be laundered at home, but instead, a dedicated professional laundry facility should be used.
Normal laundry items
Normal laundry items Does this load consist of normal laundry items?
Examples: shirts, trousers, underwear, towels, bed linen.
Kitchen/Food preparation textiles
Kitchen/Food preparation textiles Are you washing items used when cooking or preparing food?
Examples: tea towels, aprons, dishcloths
Items heavily soiled with faeces, vomit, blood,...
Items heavily soiled with faeces, vomit, blood,... Are you washing items that have been heavily soiled with body fluids, such as faeces, vomit, blood, urine,...?
All normal items without intense intimate body contact
All normal items without intense intimate body contact Does this load consist of items that have limited contact with your body?
Examples: trousers, T-shirts, pullovers, top underwear, socks, curtains, table cloths, etc.
Items with direct intimate body contact
Items with direct intimate body contact Are you washing clothes/laundry items that come into direct and intimate contact with the body, so they are likely soiled (visibly or not) with body fluids?
Examples: knickers, handkerchiefs, bath towels, bed linen.
High people-contact sports clothing
High people-contact sports clothing Are you washing clothing that is used for intense people-contact sports, like martial arts or rugby?

Meets the following conditions:

  • normally or lightly soiled
  • no strong malodour

Meets the following conditions:

  • normally or lightly soiled
  • not kept humid
  • sun-dried or machine-dried
Yes No Yes No

Sort according
to colour 30°C wash or less*

Sort according
to colour 30°C wash

Sort according
to colour 40°C wash

Sort according
to colour ** 60°C wash

With a general purpose powder detergent
Favour standard cotton cycle length.

Washing machine advice:

Every 5th cycle, run a 60˚C wash, using a general-purpose powder detergent.

* When using a shared laundry facility (eg launderette), wash at 30-40˚C and use a general purpose powder detergent

** Wash different higher risk loads separately

Care label and detergent info Only use a process allowed by the care label:

= bleach not allowed
= maximum temperature

If the recommended temperature or a general purpose powder detergent (see below) is/are not allowed, use a different process with equivalent performance, e.g.:

30 °C
Light-duty, liquid or ‘colour’ powder detergent
+ appropriate laundry additive

A general purpose powder detergent is a powder detergent that can be used for any textile/colour and which contains oxygen-based bleaching agents - see ingredient list on the packaging.

For more info on the care label, please visit www.clevercare.info

For other best use tips, please visit www.cleanright.eu

To download the brochure, click here To download the laundry guidance, click here