Upholstery cleaning code S
Upholstery cleaning code S
Clean with solvent-based cleaners only — no water.
S
What it looks like
A letter S on the care tag of a sofa or chair.
What it means
S covers fabrics that shrink, stain or ring when they get wet: rayon, viscose, silk, linen blends and some velvets. Water leaves a permanent mark even where the fabric is otherwise fine, so blotting a spill with a damp cloth can do more visible harm than the spill. Solvent cleaners need real ventilation and must be kept away from open flames, and the safe route on a large area is a professional rather than a supermarket aerosol.
Defined by US furniture industry cleaning code convention. Where a symbol differs between standards, the difference is described above rather than resolved — both versions are in circulation on real labels.
Other product care symbols
| Symbol | Means |
|---|---|
| Upholstery cleaning code W | Clean with water-based cleaners only. |
| Upholstery cleaning code W-S | Either water-based or solvent-based cleaners may be used. |
| Upholstery cleaning code X | Vacuum or brush only — no liquid cleaner of any kind. |
| Period after opening (open jar with 12M) | How many months the product stays good after you first open it. |
| Cosmetics hourglass (minimum durability) | The best-before date of a cosmetic product — it is best used before the date shown. |
| Footwear: leather | That part of the shoe is leather. |
| Footwear: coated leather | That part is leather with a surface coating no thicker than a third of the total thickness. |
| Footwear: textile | That part of the shoe is a textile, natural or synthetic. |
| Footwear: other materials | That part is made of something that is neither leather nor textile. |
Common questions
- What does the upholstery cleaning code s symbol mean?
- Clean with solvent-based cleaners only — no water.
- What does it look like?
- A letter S on the care tag of a sofa or chair.
Related pages
- Upholstery cleaning code W Clean with water-based cleaners only.
- Upholstery cleaning code W-S Either water-based or solvent-based cleaners may be used.
- Dry clean with perchloroethylene — circle P Dry clean in tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene) or in any hydrocarbon solvent.
- Upholstery cleaning code W Clean with water-based cleaners only.
- Upholstery cleaning code W-S Either water-based or solvent-based cleaners may be used.
- Upholstery cleaning code X Vacuum or brush only — no liquid cleaner of any kind.
- Period after opening (open jar with 12M) How many months the product stays good after you first open it.
- Cosmetics hourglass (minimum durability) The best-before date of a cosmetic product — it is best used before the date shown.
- Footwear: leather That part of the shoe is leather.
- Footwear: coated leather That part is leather with a surface coating no thicker than a third of the total thickness.
- Footwear: textile That part of the shoe is a textile, natural or synthetic.
- Footwear: other materials That part is made of something that is neither leather nor textile.
Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place