11 Organic Cotton Work Aprons graded for PFAS risk
All 11 cotton-based options in our work aprons database, graded Bad to Excellent and ranked lowest risk first. None earn a buy-worthy grade yet, so start from the top and check the swap suggestions.
Why Dickies 2-Pocket Canvas Apron 57078 grades highest here, and why that is not a pass
Every grade on this page is one sum. A category starts from a baseline, each disclosed material or coating adds risk points, and each thing the brand or a third party has published takes them away. Below is that sum for the winner, then for 1 product it beats, so you can see exactly where the 45 points between the top and the bottom of this organic cotton work aprons ranking come from. Nothing in this category reaches our 70 point pass mark, so this is the shape of the field rather than a recommendation.
Top graded, and still below our pass mark
Made of 100% canvas cotton, uncoated.
- +30Category baseline. The starting point for this type of product, before anything specific to this product is counted.
- +15No PFAS disclosure. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product.
- -10Base material not linked to PFAS. The main material recorded for this product is not one associated with PFAS.
35risk points in total, which is a grade of 65
What the grade does not fix. It still carries one risk factor, No PFAS disclosure. See the full breakdown.
What it still grades above, and why
What puts it behind. Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment, +35 points. Water-repellent coating treatments have historically used PFAS. The top-graded product carries no such factor.
Made of 100% cotton duck cloth with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish.
- +35Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
- +30Category baseline
- +15No PFAS disclosure
80risk points, a grade of 20
No product on this page was physically tested by us. Every number above comes from published materials, ingredient and coating disclosures, certifications and brand statements, scored on one public rubric. Formulations change without notice, so check the current product listing before buying.
All 11 organic cotton work aprons, best graded first
- 100% canvas cotton, uncoated
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs
- 100% cotton canvas (Fire Hose fabric)
- Azo dyes (synthetic dye residue)
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Cotton canvas apron, no waterproof or stain-resistant coating disclosed
- Azo dyes and color fugacity
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- cotton canvas with standard stitching
- Azo dyes and synthetic colorants
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Cotton duck fabric
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- cotton denim (rinse wash)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and residual unfixed indigo
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on Amazon- 100% cotton duck cloth with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- 100% cotton duck fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- 100% ring-spun cotton duck with water-repellent coating finish
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- cotton/poly blend with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish
- water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating chemistry
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Cotton/polyester ripstop with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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