ASTM D3938-07
Historical Standard: ASTM D3938-07 Standard Guide for Determining or Confirming Care Instructions for Apparel and Other Textile Products
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ASTM D3938
1. Scope
1.1 This guide may be used to determine and confirm the appropriate care label instructions for apparel, piece goods, and other textile products excluding textile floor coverings and upholstery.
1.2 This guide encompasses the following care procedures: home laundering, professional textile care, and other alternative cleaning methods.
1.3 This guide includes provision for evaluating the complete textile product and the product components.
1.4 This guide covers the performance characteristics as a result of refurbishing that are important in determining the acceptability of a textile product.
1.5 This guide is appropriate for the evaluation of all garments and household textiles that are sold with care labels.
1.5.1 This guide may also be used in connection with the evaluation of similar materials that do not have a care label.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
D3136 Terminology Relating to Care Labeling for Apparel, Textile, Home Furnishing, and Leather Products
AATCC Methods
Method188 Colorfastness to Sodium Hypochlorite Bleach in Home Laundering Available from American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, P.O. Box 12215, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. http://www.aatcc.org.Other Standards
TheNationalStandardo (CAN/CSGB-86.1-M91) Available from Canadian Government Publishing Centre, Supply and Services Canada, Publication Section, Hull (Quebec) K1A OS9.Keywords
apparel; care instructions; care label; drycleaning ; home laundering; laundering; textile products;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 59.080.30 (Textile fabrics)
DOI: 10.1520/D3938-07
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