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Colorfastness Tests Available:
AATCC/ASTM TS-001
- Colorfastness to Chlorine Bleach
AATCC 61 5A
- Colorfastness to Chlorine Bleach
AATCC 188
- Colorfastness to Sodium Hypochlorite Bleach in Home Laundering
AATCC 8
- Colorfastness to Crocking - Wet and Dry
ISO 105-X12:2001
- Color Fastness to Crocking/Rubbing
CAN/CGSB 4.2 No. 22-2004
- Colorfastness to Crocking
AATCC 61
- Colorfastness to Laundering - Accelerated
- Option 1A: Textiles expected to withstand repeated hand laundering at low temperatures
- Option 1B: Textiles expected to withstand repeated hand laundering at cool temperatures
- Option 2A: Textiles expected to withstand repeated low temperature machine laundering in the home
- Option 3A: Washing of textiles considered washable under vigorous conditions
- Option 4A: Textiles laundered in the presence of available chlorine
- Option 5A: Textiles that may be laundered in the presence of available chlorine
ISO 105 C-06:1994
- Colour fastness to Laundering - Accelerated
CAN/CGSB 4.2 No.19.1-2004 (#2)
- Colorfastness to Laundering - Accelerated
AATCC/ASTM TS-007
- Colorfastness After Actual Home Laundering
AATCC 16: E, 3 or 16.3
- Colorfastness to Light: Xenon Arc
- Option E, 3, or 16.3
ISO 105-B02:1994
- Color fastness to Artificial Light - Xenon Arc Fading Lamp Test
CAN/CGSB 4.2 18.3-97
- Colorfastness to Artificial Light - Xenon Arc Fading Lamp Test
AATCC/ASTM TS-001
- Colorfastness to Non-Chlorine Bleach
AATCC 172
- Colorfastness to Non-Chlorine Bleach (Home Launders 5X)
AATCC 15 Acid Only
- Colorfastness to Perspiration - Acid Perspiration Solution Only
- Colorfastness to Perspiration - Acid and Alkaline Perspiration Solution
ISO 105-E04:1994
- Colorfastness to Perspiration
CAN/CGSB 4.2 No. 23-M90-2004
- Colourfastness to Perspiration
DIN V 53160-1 2002
- Colorfastness to Saliva
AATCC 107
- Colorfastness to Water
ISO 105-E01:2010
- Colour astness to Water
CAN/CGSB-4.2 No.20-M89
- Colourfastness to Water
AATCC 157
- Colorfastness to Solvent Spotting: Perchloroethylene
AHFA (AATCC 107; ASTM D3597)
- Colorfastness to Solvent - Performance Specification for Woven Upholstery Fabrics
AATCC 106
- Colorfastness to Sea Water
AATCC 104
- Colorfastness to Water Spotting
AATCC 125
- Colorfastness to Perspiration and Light
AATCC 163
- Colorfastness: Dye Transfer in Storage; Fabric - Option I (48 hour room temp test)
- Colorfastness: Dye Transfer in Storage; Fabric to Fabric - Option II (Accelerated 4 hour oven test)
AATCC 132
- Colorfastness to Actual Dry Cleaning