I find clothes labels are way too conservative. Half of my stuff says don't dry, hand wash only, or cold wash on delicate.

Unless it's a particularly expensive or dry clean only, I just wash at 40 degrees "daily" programme, except for underwear, towels and bedding which go in at 60.

Most stuff is fine. On the rare occasion something gets ruined, I don't get that brand again.

I take the opposite approach: wash everything on the default setting and whatever survives (almost everything) is now confirmed safe for that setting. Keeps things simpler and has the advantage that you can cut of those scratchy labels that are always attached in the most uncomfortable places possible.

I have a similar one, but all it says is wash anything and everything except sheets and towels on cold/permapress/delicate with half the recommended amount of detergent, and use your head when deciding what to put in the dryer on a setting that leaves just a little moisture. Sheets and towels get the hot water treatment with a full drying cycle.

What the hell does "Do not dry" mean? You have to keep it moist forever?