Fabric Safety & OEKO-TEX Certification
Made with OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 Product Class I textiles
Scrubs spend a lot of time against your skin. A twelve-hour shift, a warm commute, repeated washing and another shift the next morning make fabric choice more than a question of softness.
Eipnare scrubs are made with textiles covered by OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100, Product Class I certification managed through our manufacturing partner.
Product Class I is the strictest of the four OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 product classes. It is the class used for textile products intended for babies and young children up to three years old, where the applicable limit values are the most stringent.
What OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 Product Class I actually means
OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 is a textile testing and certification system focused on harmful substances. Depending on the certified article and its components, testing covers substances that are regulated as well as substances that OEKO-TEX considers potentially harmful to human health.
One reason we pay attention to the product class is simple: the closer and more frequently a textile comes into contact with skin, the stricter the requirements become.
That makes the standard especially relevant to clothing worn for long periods. Nurses, doctors, dental teams, veterinary staff and other healthcare professionals may spend most of a working day in the same uniform, often several days each week.
It does not make a scrub top a medical device, and it does not replace normal hygiene or laundering. It is simply a useful, independently defined benchmark for what goes into the textiles we choose.
Why we care about this in scrubs
There are plenty of things you notice immediately when trying on scrubs: whether the waistband digs in, whether the shoulders pull, whether the pants have enough pockets, or whether the fabric feels stiff.
Fabric safety is different. You cannot judge it by touching the garment for thirty seconds.
That is why we prefer having a recognized testing standard behind the materials rather than relying on vague phrases such as “skin-friendly” or “premium fabric.” Those words can mean almost anything. A defined certification gives customers something concrete to check.
It also matters because scrubs are not occasional clothing. They are workwear. They sit against the neck, waist, back, arms and legs for hours at a time and go through far more wash cycles than most everyday clothes.
What Product Class I does — and does not — tell you
We think it is important to be precise about this.
OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 Product Class I relates to testing requirements for harmful substances in textiles and textile components. It should not be confused with claims about clinical performance.
- It does not mean the garment is sterile.
- It does not mean the garment is antimicrobial unless that feature is separately tested and supported.
- It does not mean a fabric is literally “chemical-free.” All textiles are made of chemicals at a molecular level.
- It does not guarantee that no individual will ever experience skin irritation or an allergic reaction.
- It does not turn ordinary scrubs into personal protective equipment or a medical device.
What it does provide is a defined textile-safety standard with requirements that can be independently checked.
Materials covered in our manufacturing program
The certified textile program used by our manufacturing partner covers common scrub materials and blends, including:
- 100% polyester
- 100% cotton
- 100% viscose, including rayon and LENZING™ Viscose where applicable
- 100% viscose derived from bamboo
- Blends of these fibers, with or without spandex
Different Eipnare styles use different fiber blends because one fabric cannot do everything equally well. Stretch, drape, structure, drying time and hand feel all change with the composition.
For that reason, we list the actual fabric composition on individual product pages rather than describing every Eipnare scrub as if it were made from one universal fabric.
The layer under your scrubs matters too
Even a good scrub fabric is only one part of what sits against your skin during a shift.
Some people wear scrubs directly over underwear. Others add a fitted underscrub, tank, T-shirt or long-sleeve base layer for warmth, coverage or sweat management. With lighter scrub colors, the color and seams of that base layer can also affect what shows through.
If you layer your uniform, our guide to what to wear under scrubs explains what works for warm units, cold units, lighter scrub colors and long shifts, including an often-overlooked issue with long sleeves in workplaces that follow bare-below-the-elbows policies.
The practical rule is to think about the whole system: the scrub fabric, what you wear underneath it, the temperature of your workplace and your facility's dress or infection-control policy.
Fabric safety is only one part of choosing scrubs
Certification matters to us, but we would not tell someone to buy a pair of scrubs based on certification alone.
A uniform still has to work when you bend, reach, sit, walk quickly between rooms and carry the things you actually use during a shift. Fit, pocket placement, stretch, opacity, laundering and temperature all matter.
If you are comparing uniforms rather than simply checking their materials, our guide to what to look for in scrubs covers those practical differences in more detail.
Certificate details
- Standard: OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100
- Product class: Product Class I — articles for babies and young children
- Certificate No.: SH020 279000
- Issuing institute: TESTEX AG, Swiss Textile Testing Institute, Zurich, Switzerland
- Certification management: Through our manufacturing partner
- Valid through: 15 February 2027
Frequently asked questions
Are Eipnare scrubs OEKO-TEX® certified?
Eipnare scrubs are made with textiles covered by OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 Product Class I certification managed through our manufacturing partner. We use this wording deliberately because the certification relationship is managed at the manufacturing level rather than presenting Eipnare as the independent certificate holder.
What does OEKO-TEX® Product Class I mean?
Product Class I is the strictest OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 product class. It applies to textile articles intended for babies and young children up to three years old and uses the most stringent applicable limit values within the STANDARD 100 system.
Why use a baby-product textile standard for medical scrubs?
Scrubs are not baby clothes, and Product Class I does not make them medical-grade protective equipment. We choose textiles covered by this product class because scrubs are worn directly against the body for long periods. The stricter textile requirements give us a clear benchmark when selecting materials for everyday workwear.
Does OEKO-TEX® certification mean the fabric is chemical-free?
No. “Chemical-free fabric” is not a meaningful description. OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 instead tests textiles against defined criteria for substances that may be harmful to human health. That is a much more useful claim than suggesting that a textile contains no chemicals at all.
Does OEKO-TEX® mean Eipnare scrubs are hypoallergenic?
No. Individual sensitivities vary, so we do not describe our scrubs as universally hypoallergenic. OEKO-TEX® certification provides information about tested substances; it cannot guarantee that every person will react the same way to every fiber, dye or textile.
Can I wear another layer under Eipnare scrubs?
Yes. Many healthcare workers wear a lightweight base layer for warmth, coverage or comfort. The best choice depends on your scrub color, workplace temperature and facility rules. See our full guide on what to wear underneath scrubs before choosing a long-sleeve layer, particularly if your workplace has infection-control rules covering sleeves.
How can I verify the certification?
The certificate reference used for our manufacturing program is SH020 279000, issued by TESTEX AG. OEKO-TEX® maintains a public certificate-checking system that customers can use to review certificate information.
We would rather tell you exactly what a textile certification covers than turn it into a bigger claim than it is.
OEKO-TEX® is a registered trademark of OEKO-TEX Service GmbH. Certification is managed through our manufacturing partner.