Firm Duck Waist Apron vs 2-Pocket Canvas Apron 57078: which is safer?
Dickies 2-Pocket Canvas Apron 57078 is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Carhartt
Firm Duck Waist Apron
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 12/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
100% cotton duck cloth with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish
Confidence
55%
Possiblewater-repellent coating (PFAS or fluorine-free status unknown)
PossibleDegradation of coatings with repeated laundering
Our pick
Dickies
2-Pocket Canvas Apron 57078
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
analysis pending
Verdict
pending
Hazard flags
none flagged
Material
100% canvas cotton, uncoated
Confidence
82%
Where these two actually differ
- We flag DWR coating (PFAS or fluorine-free status unknown) and Degradation of coatings with repeated laundering on the Carhartt and not on the Dickies.
- The Carhartt is 100% cotton duck cloth with DWR (durable water-repellent) finish where the Dickies is 100% canvas cotton, uncoated, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Dickies is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Carhartt grade, at 55% confidence against 82%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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