An independent swatch book for healthcare uniforms
Scrubs, explained from the source
What color your role wears, what your fabric blend means, which care labels allow 60°C, and what the washing rules actually say. Every fact is dated and linked. We don't sell scrubs.
Start where you are
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01
Getting your first set
Students and new starters: what color, how many sets, and the dress code.
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02
Understanding fabric
What 72/21/7 actually means, and why the care label matters more than the slogan.
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Getting the fit right
Each brand has its own chart, and a medium isn't a medium everywhere.
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04
Checking a claim
What the trial found on antimicrobial scrubs, and what sellers may legally claim.
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05
Comparing before you buy
Published blends, care labels and sizes side by side, with dates. No rankings.
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06
Daily care
60°C or 30°C, separate loads, and when a uniform must never go home.
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07
Comfort on shift
What the research on compression socks shows, without a shopping list.
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08
When things change
Promotion, a new trust or a new national uniform: check the colors again.
Brand fact files
Spec tablePublished fabric, care and size facts only, each with its source. "Not yet verified" where we couldn't read one. No ratings.
- FIGS FIONx fabric Not listed for 60°C
- Cherokee Fit types: Contemporary, Modern Classic, Traditional, Maternity Not yet verified
- Barco Grey's Anatomy Kim top GRST001, Kim pants GRSP500, Impact jogger Not listed for 60°C
- Healing Hands Purple Label 60°C not stated
- Jaanuu ULTRAsoft fabric 60°C not stated
- Dickies 81906 men's poplin top 60°C listed
- WonderWink No styles verified yet Not yet verified
- Landau No styles verified yet Not yet verified
Latest guides
All guides- Do antimicrobial scrubs work? The evidence and the law
What a Duke trial found on antimicrobial scrubs, what EPA rules let treated clothing claim, and how the FIGS false-advertising case ended at trial in 2022.
October 23, 2026 - Bare below the elbows: the rules for sleeves, rings and nails
What bare below the elbows means for NHS staff and students: sleeves, watches, rings, nails, religious over-sleeves and kara, and how US guidance compares.
October 23, 2026 - Compression socks for nurses: what the research shows
Compression socks for nurses, evidence only: a 2024 randomized trial of 70 workers, what 23–32 mmHg meant there, what's unproven, and when to see a doctor.
October 23, 2026 - How to wash scrubs: what NHS and CDC guidance says
NHS England, NHS Scotland and CDC guidance on washing scrubs side by side: 60°C vs 30°C, separate loads, bleach, contaminated uniforms and the care label.
October 23, 2026 - NHS uniform colours: the national list, role by role
Every role on the NHS England national uniform colourway sheet, with base and trim colours, why it is by role not band, and trusts that do it differently.
October 23, 2026 - What color scrubs do nursing students wear?
Nursing student uniform colors in England, Scotland and US schools, how many sets to get, and what to check in your school's dress code before you buy.
October 23, 2026 - Scrub fabric blends explained: polyester, rayon, spandex
What polyester, rayon, spandex, nylon and cotton each add to scrubs, with published fabric percentages and care labels for five styles, dated October 2026.
October 23, 2026 - Scrub size charts by brand: FIGS, Cherokee, Barco and more
Scrub size charts we could read on 23 Oct 2026: Cherokee UK and Grey's Anatomy Kim measurements, inseams, and where to find FIGS and other brand charts.
October 23, 2026 - Scrubs is back on ABC: what real hospital scrubs look like now
Scrubs season 2 premiered on ABC on 30 Sep 2026. How real scrubs work today: hospital color programs, the NHS national uniform and modern fabric blends.
October 23, 2026
Uniform news
All newsNo news posts yet. The latest timely piece is Scrubs is back on ABC: what real hospital scrubs look like now.