Soft Scrubs

ilovenursing2009 · Jun 19, 2007 02:35 AM

Hello!

I am starting nursing school in about a month and I want to find soft scrubs. All the ones I have bought in the past when I was a CNA were always stiff no matter how much I washed them. The hospital supplied scrubs that the surgeons wear are always soft and seem to made of light material; I wish I could buy those!
Anybody know where I can get soft scrubs??? Or what blend is good...65/35 or 100% cotton?

Thanks

biker nurse · Jun 19, 2007, 05:00 AM

Have you thought about having them made? Or sewing them yourself? it's not too hard. or expensive.

ERRNTraveler · Jun 19, 2007, 05:06 AM

You can get the hospital scrubs for free at pretty much any hospital if you work there.

Crux1024 · Jun 19, 2007, 06:02 AM

I think part of the reason the scrubs were so soft can possibly be a part of how many times they were washed. Im sure you washed your scrubs, but compared to the number of times theyre washed in the highpowered washers at a hospitals laundry facility, its nothing. I wear scrubs everyday, and have encountered the harder scrubs, theyre obviously very new. It may have to also do with the fabric. I have some Dickies Brand scrubs that started out already soft and have remained that way.

BTW, my hospital scrubs are 50% polyester and 50% cotton

RNsRWe · Jun 19, 2007, 11:15 AM

I have one set of VERY soft scrubs that are made by Barco, the Riverwashed line. They're a cotton blend, but are brushed so they feel like jammies, not stiff scrubs.

Mostly I look for all cotton if I can get them, so that they do soften up with washes. I find that the ones that are 65 poly/35 cotton never really do.

nursingisworkRN · Jun 19, 2007, 11:35 AM

I don't know what color you are looking for, but lydia's makes pro-soft in many brights (not white) that are softer than my cotton jersey pajama sheets. Dickies makes a sandwashed line that is decently soft, and gets softer the more you wash them, but they tend to run on the small side. I also think that peaches has a very soft (and possible 100% cotton) line, but they do wrinkle a bit. The ones that are not as soft seem to last a little longer, but maybe it is because I wear the soft ones the most and they are the ones that get stained!

**SteveNNP** · Jun 19, 2007, 02:36 PM

IguanaMed scrubs are supersoft, as are Uniform Advantage's Happy Scrubs.

loricatus · Jun 19, 2007, 02:41 PM

Try
www.crazyscrubs.com
They sell a microfiber scrub that's lightweight and soft.

Myxel67 · Jun 19, 2007, 06:39 PM

Landau make a line of soft, brushed cotton scrubs too. They feel great!

*86toronado* · Jun 19, 2007, 06:41 PM

I just bought 2 pairs of Koi scrub pants that are so soft, and comfy!

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