The most important laundry tips at a glance
Before washing your clothes, make sure to have a look at the textile label. A care label will tell you how to wash clothes and what materials they are made of. Here you can also find out more about how clothes should be dried and ironed. The washing symbols will help you to sort your laundry into different piles, for example, delicates in one pile and dark colours in another pile.
We have put together a PDF with all the laundry and care symbols. You will be able to find out more about what the different symbols mean:
Washing symbols explained PDF
By separating your clothes into piles, you can save yourself a lot of time and work and ensure that your clothes can be washed on the correct wash program with the right detergent. Below we have put together some helpful tips to sort your laundry into piles:
Sort your laundry into piles: make sure that delicates are in one pile and more durable materials are in another pile. When washing delicates, they will either need to be handwashed or washed on a delicates cycle.
Sort by wash temperature: separate your laundry into different piles depending on the temperature it needs to be washed at. The temperature settings on a washing machine may vary depending on the model.
Sort by colour: separate white and light colours such as pastel colours and light grey into one pile and then make a separate pile for black/dark coloured laundry.
Once you have sorted your laundry and pre-treated any stains, you can refer to the fabric types and care instructions to choose the right wash cycle and detergent for cleaning. For delicate fabrics, special detergents (e.g. mild detergents, detergents for technical clothing) and a gentle cycle are required to avoid causing permanent damage to the fibres. This is the case with wool or silk, for example. It is also worth taking a close look at the care symbols when drying and ironing, as not all garments are suitable for the tumble dryer or ironing.
Tip: Sort your laundry by maximum ironing temperature before you start ironing. This way, you can begin with the items that require a low temperature and then gradually turn up the heat on the iron. This helps you avoid long waiting times and protects delicate garments.
