2-Pocket Canvas Apron 57078 vs Made In Apron Rinse Wash Size One: 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)
Wrangler
Made In Apron Rinse Wash Size One
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 53/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
cotton denim (rinse wash)
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes and residual unfixed indigo
PossibleHeavy metals in dye auxiliaries or catalysts
PossibleDye-related skin sensitization or allergic contact dermatitis
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Formaldehyde resins (fabric sizing and finishing) on the Dickies and not on the Wrangler.
- We flag Azo dyes and residual unfixed indigo, Heavy metals in dye auxiliaries or catalysts and Dye-related skin sensitization or allergic contact dermatitis on the Wrangler and not on the Dickies.
- The Dickies is 100% canvas cotton, uncoated where the Wrangler is cotton denim (rinse wash), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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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