These labels are designed with an aggressive adhesive so that it can withstand multiple laundry cycles (washing and drying). Even if you can remove the label, there may be residue remaining.
If you want to remove the label, you can try the following:
- You can try to remove as much adhesive as possible by rolling it into a ball and peeling it away from the fabric, then apply Isopropyl alcohol to the residual on the fabric. We would recommend starting from one edge and slowly continuing to the rest of the adhesive area.
- Note: if it is a colored shirt, there is a chance that it will remove some of the color from the fabric, so be sure to spot test on a hidden area.
Another way you might be able to remove the label:
- Place the item of clothing in the freezer for a couple of hours.
- Remove the clothing from the freezer and immediately try removing the label (while still cold). The cold temperature will ‘harden’ the adhesive and may make removal easier and more complete.
- If the label is removed fairly cleanly, scrape the surface of the clothing that has adhesive residue with a dinner/butter knife (not too sharp) while still cold to see if more adhesive can be removed.
- If there is more adhesive still to be removed try using ‘Goo Gone’ or a similar orange oil based adhesive cleaner to see if more adhesive can be removed. You will also want to spot test this to see if it removes color from the fabric.