Lightly soiled:
No visible dirt or stains*. Body odor can be detected in some garments. Examples: Light summer and sports clothes (worn for only a few hours), t-shirts, shirts, blouses (worn up to 1 day), guest bed linen and towels (used for 1 day).
Normal soiled:
Visible dirt and/or a few light stains*. Examples: T-shirts, shirts, blouses (soaked with sweat or worn several times), underwear (worn for 1 day), towels, bed linen (used for up to 1 week), drapes with no nicotine stains (used up to 6 months).
Heavily soiled:
Clearly visible dirt and/or stains*. Examples: Tea towels and kitchen hand towels, linen napkins, baby bibs, children’s and soccer clothes (stained with grass and dirt), tennis clothes (stained with clay), work clothes (such as metal worker's, baker’s and butcher’s clothes, which can be washed at home).
Very heavily soiled:
A lot of ingrained dirt and/or stains*, clearly visible and possibly old, garments with strong odors.
Examples: the above mentioned dirt on table linen, linen napkins, tea towels and kitchen hand towels, cleaning cloths, mops, baby bibs, children’s, sports and soccer clothes (heavily soiled with mud, soil and grass), work clothes.
* Typical stains
Removable: Tea, coffee, red wine, fruit, vegetables
Containing proteins/carbohydrates: Blood, egg, milk, starches
Containing fat/oil: Lipids, cooking oils/fats, sauces, petroleum, waxes
Pigments: Soot, soil, sand