Dry clean (P), gentle process
Professional dry cleaning in the same solvents as P, but on a mild process: the bar asks the cleaner to limit added moisture, mechanical action and/or drying temperature.
What to do
Take it to a dry cleaner and point out the bar under the P; do not treat it at home with solvents.
- Maximum temperature
- None stated by this symbol
- Family
- Professional care (circle)
- ISO 3758 name
- Professional dry cleaning in perchloroethylene and hydrocarbons, mild process
- Distinguishing mark
- P + 1 bar
Often confused with
The item can be professionally dry cleaned in perchloroethylene or hydrocarbon solvents on a normal process. It is an instruction for the cleaner, not a home-care step.
Other professional care symbols
Sources
- GINETEX — Care symbols (existing care symbols under ISO 3758:2023) — checked 2026-09-22
- clevercare.info (GINETEX consumer site) — Care symbols index — checked 2026-09-22
Meanings are paraphrased from these sources, not quoted, and checked on the date shown.