1、Designation:D393813Standard Guide forDetermining or Confirming Care Instructions for Appareland Other Textile Products1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3938;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year
2、 of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide may be used to determine and confirm theappropriate care label instructions for apparel,piece goods,andother
3、 textile products excluding textile floor coverings andupholstery.1.2 This guide encompasses the following care procedures:home laundering,professional textile care,and other alterna-tive cleaning methods.1.3 This guide includes provision for evaluating the com-plete textile product and the product
4、components.1.4 This guide covers the performance characteristics as aresult of refurbishing that are important in determining theacceptability of a textile product.1.5 This guide is appropriate for the evaluation of allgarments and household textiles that are sold with care labels.1.5.1 This guide m
5、ay also be used in connection with theevaluation of similar materials that do not have a care label.1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health
6、practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D123 Terminology Relating to TextilesD3136 Terminology Relating to Care Labeling for Apparel,Textile,Home Furnishing,and Leather Products2.2 AATCC Methods:Technical Manual of t
7、he American Association of TextileChemists and ColoristsMethod 188 Colorfastness to Sodium Hypochlorite Bleachin Home Laundering32.3 Other Standards:Federal Trade Commission Trade Regulation Rule.CareLabeling of Textile Wearing Apparel and Certain PieceGoods.Effective July 3,1972,As Amended January
8、2,1984(cited as 16 CFR 423)4The National Standard of CanadaCare Labeling of Tex-tiles(CAN/CSGB-86.1-M91)53.Terminology3.1 For all terminology relating to D13.61,Apparel,referto Terminology D3136.3.1.1 The following terms are relevant to this standard:careinstructions,main components.3.2 For all othe
9、r terms are related to textiles,refer toTerminology D123.3.3 Definitions:3.3.1 For definitions of other textile terms used in this guide,refer to Terminology D123.For definitions of terms related tocare instructions,refer to Terminology D3136.4.Significance and Use4.1 This is a guide to help a manuf
10、acturer distributor,orimporter establish a reasonable basis for care information.4.2 The manufacturer,distributor,or importer shouldpossess,prior to sale,reliable evidence that the product was notharmed when refurbished reasonably often according to theinstructions.Additionally they should possess r
11、eliable evidencethat the product or a fair sample of the product would beharmed when refurbished by methods warned against on thelabel.4.3 This guide is intended for general use by those who wishto determine whether apparel or other textile products will1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM
12、Committee D13 on Textiles andis the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.62 on Labeling.Current edition approved Jan.1,2013.Published January 2013.Originallyapproved in 1993.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D3938 07.DOI:10.1520/D3938-13.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM web
13、site,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists,P.O.Box 12215,Research Triangle Park,NC 2770
14、9.http:/www.aatcc.org.4Available from Federal Trade Commission,600 Pennsylvania Avenue,N.W.,Washington,DC 20580.http:/www.ftc.gov.5Available from Canadian Government Publishing Centre,Supply and ServicesCanada,Publication Section,Hull(Quebec)K1A OS9.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive
15、,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 perform in an acceptable manner when the care instructions onthe label are followed.4.4 Refurbished products are evaluated against previouslyselected product performance specifications to determinewhether the products can be refurbished suc
16、cessfully byfollowing the instructions on the care label.5.Summary of Guide5.1 This guide describes general procedures for determiningand confirming instructions on a care label for a textile product.5.2 General procedures include setting minimum or maxi-mum performance specifications for the product,selectingappropriate standards and test methods to match the care labelinstructions,conducting the testing and evaluation process,andwriting the report.5.3 The products are evaluated for change in d
