A WHOPPING £6.8billion is being wasted each year by shrinking and damaging clothes – simply because we can’t understand laundry care symbols. The average annual bill comes to £128.99 of ruined outfits ...

Washing labels aren't always the most straightforward to read, and if you don't know what they mean you could end up ruining your clothes. Thankfully the symbols they use are (mostly) universal, so ...

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but sometimes it’s more confusing than text. That goes double when it’s one of the many laundry symbols found on the care label of your clothes. What are all ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

A university student has shared a quick hack for understanding washing machine symbols mean. London-based student organisation, Save the Student, shared a video on Instagram that tells you how to make ...

With over six years of product testing experience, Rebecca knows exactly which laundry appliances will cut the mustard - or hopefully just remove it. Washing labels aren't always the most ...