The Importance of Textile Care Labels
Today, consumers are paying more and more attention to clothing materials, care and washing methods. When purchasing clothing, consumers not only pay attention to the style of the clothing, but also pay attention to the information on the product label.
The label of textiles is like the “ID card” of clothing, which contains information such as the material of the product, place of origin, maintenance method, etc., and can help consumers understand the correct washing and maintenance methods of clothing and textiles. Therefore, the clarity and durability of the care label information is very important, because the care label must remain easily identifiable throughout the life cycle of the garment.
The Particularity of Textile Care Label Printing
Customers need to consider a variety of factors when choosing a carbon ribbon product for water-washed label printing, such as: resistance to physical wear, chemical erosion, and high-temperature washing and ironing.
At the same time, clothing labels are in direct contact with human skin to ensure the health and safety of users. In this regard, many countries have established strict regulations on the care labeling of clothing and textiles: the US Federal Trade Commission stipulates that the washing care labeling of textiles must comply with the ASTM D5489-96c instruction standard, and Europe has issued a new care labeling standard EN ISO 3758 : In 2012, China promulgated GB/T 8685 Washing and Care Labeling Requirements. These regulations require that the washing and care labels provided by manufacturers and retailers must remain legible throughout the life of the product, and consumers can easily and accurately identify the information on the label at the time of sale.
Care Label Solutions
Textile washing labels need to go through many processes such as soaking, rubbing and ironing, so there are very strict requirements on the performance of carbon ribbon products. The carbon ribbon specially designed for printing textile washing labels launched by CISON.
CISON washable thermal transfer ribbon is an excellent resin-based ribbon, suitable for both flat and edge press printers, with outstanding friction resistance and strong durability, and is highly compatible with a variety of washable label materials. It is ideal for printing textile labels products of choice.
Product advantages
washable
Resistant to industrial and domestic laundering processes, it is effective against high temperature washing, chemical solvents, friction, drying, ironing, bleaching and perspiration.
Color fastness to water: ISO 105-E01
Domestic washing and drying: ISO 6330/A1
Dry cleaning: ISO 105-D01
Friction resistance
Friction resistance: ISO 105-X12
Sweat resistance: ISO 105-E04
UV Resistance: Greater than 7 on the blue scale
high definition
The printing blackness and definition are high, which can meet the requirements of the traceability of textile label information.
Versatile
Compatible with most wash-off label materials.
Safety and environmental protection
CISON is one of the safest carbon ribbons in the world, which complies with Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 and can be used in baby products. In addition, CISON’s production process uses a new generation of 4µ PET film, which reduces plastic consumption by up to 12%, reducing the impact on the environment.
CISON thermal transfer technology
High performance solution for textile care label printing
The printed information of textile care labels will withstand the challenges of various harsh environments during daily use and washing. On the one hand, textile and care labels are very soft, making it difficult for ink to adhere. On the other hand, printed information tends to spread, blur and fade during washing. CISON’s thermal transfer technology can easily solve these printing problems.
CISON also provides a variety of color flat-pressed resin-based thermal transfer ribbons (including red, pink, green, turquoise, dark blue, light blue and gray), some of which have passed Oekotex STANDARD 100 level II certification, Can be used to print variable information on polyester or nylon care labels for apparel/textile applications.