How long will my laboratory coat last?

We are often asked this question. 

Polypropylene is a man made fibre like nylon or polyester and is very strong, so it is hard to wear it out. Polypropylene is more durable than cotton.

After a period of time any laboratory coat will become soiled and need changing. Our polypropylene laboratory coats will not become soiled any quicker or slower than cotton ones, although some of our polypropylene laboratory coats are made from liquid resistant materials and do not wet through.

When the cotton laboratory coat is soiled you will need to send it to the laundry and hope they can get the stains out and then purchase another laboarotory coat. Sometimes you will need to purchase 3 laboratory coats to begin with, one on, one in the wash and one spare.

When our polypropylene laboratory coats become soiled, you just obtain another laboratory coat from the stores. The cost of this replacement laboratory coat will often be less than the cost of laundering the cotton laboratory coat.

Using polypropylene laboratory coats instead of cotton laboratory coats returns big savings. The comparison is simple, pay the price for 3 cotton laboratory coats and add the cost for expensive unreliable laundering, or buy a box of our inexpensive polypropylene laboratory coats and forget the laundering altogether.