Methodology
How Lavo works
Lavo turns a photo of a garment into the exact wash settings for your specific washing machine. It identifies the fabric and condition from the image, maps that to the safest wash method, then translates it into the precise programme name, temperature and spin for your machine model. The same engine that powers the app generates every guide on this site, so the advice is consistent everywhere.
Last updated July 2026
From photo to setting
- 1Identify the fabric. Lavo reads the garment itself, the weave, weight and condition, not the care label. Labels fade, get cut out, or are in another language.
- 2Choose the safest method. Each fabric maps to a care category. When a garment blends fibres, Lavo follows the most delicate one, so the advice never over-washes.
- 3Translate to your machine. Lavo holds a catalogue of 28 real machines and the cycle each one actually offers. It converts the generic category into that machine's exact programme name, temperature and spin.
Why the settings are trustworthy
- Programme, temperature and spin steps are taken from each manufacturer's published, selectable values for that model, not generic averages.
- Lavo errs gentle. Where a fabric could take more, it still recommends the setting least likely to cause shrinkage, felting or colour run.
- The cycle taxonomy maps a universal category (for example Minimum Iron) to whatever that machine calls it (Easy-Care on one brand, Synthetics on another), so the instruction always matches the dial in front of you.
Lavo gives careful guidance, not a guarantee. It is advice to help you wash with more confidence, and you stay in control of the final setting.
Try it on your own wardrobe
Point your phone at any garment and get the exact setting for your machine, no label needed.