2-Pocket Canvas Apron 57078 vs Ripstop Apron: which is safer?
Dickies 2-Pocket Canvas Apron 57078 is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Dickies
2-Pocket Canvas Apron 57078
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
100% canvas cotton, uncoated
Confidence
82%
PossibleFormaldehyde resins (fabric sizing and finishing)
Ripstop Apron
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 12/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Ripstop nylon with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) treatment
Confidence
45%
Possiblewater-repellent coating (fluorinated or paraffin) leachability
PossibleCoating degradation and microfiber shed
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Formaldehyde resins (fabric sizing and finishing) on the Dickies and not on the .
- We flag DWR coating (fluorinated or paraffin) leachability and Coating degradation and microfiber shed on the and not on the Dickies.
- The Dickies is 100% canvas cotton, uncoated where the is Ripstop nylon with durable water-repellent (DWR) treatment, 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 grade, at 45% confidence against 82%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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