| The clothes or the protective gear that the medical | | | | However it has to be ironed regularly or it starts |
| staff wears or uses consists of the scrubs. Scrubs | | | | showing wrinkles. In order to remove the wrinkles |
| are the clothes that the medical staff which includes | | | | polyester is added to the cotton. Adding up of |
| the doctors, nurses and other assisting staff use in | | | | polyester into the fabric helps in removing the pungent |
| hospitals, clinics and most importantly in the surgery | | | | smell from the hospitals. These medical scrubs have a |
| rooms. The name "scrubs" was given to these medical | | | | ratio of 55% cotton added up with 45% polyester. |
| garments because of the process of washing the | | | | Cotton is for the safety and absorbent property |
| arms and the forearms before and after the | | | | whereas polyester removes the wrinkles as well as |
| operational procedures. This process was known as | | | | the pungent smell. Usually there were three primary |
| "vigorous scrubbing". Thus was the source for the | | | | colors for scrubs that are white, green and blue. But |
| derivation of the name "scrubs" | | | | now days there are scrubs available in number of |
| Doctors and nurses initially wore long gowns and | | | | colors. Moreover these scrubs are now available in |
| aprons. Medical scrubs have taken over these gowns | | | | various designs and prints. Thus these scrubs are no |
| and aprons. Scrubs now have a more proficient and | | | | longer monotonous. We can find cotton surgical scrubs |
| more decent look which includes shirts, pants and hats. | | | | in unisex designs, designers, men's collection, women |
| The motive and the purpose of these medical scrubs | | | | collection, lab coats, and caps and moreover Hip Flip |
| is that these were designed to provide doctors nurses | | | | scrubs for nurses. These scrubs today are tailored |
| and other staff with comfort and ease because these | | | | and made available in all sizes and ranges. |
| had loose fittings. When we are talking about scrubs | | | | Scrubs are designed not only to match the comfort |
| we should know what are these scrubs made of. | | | | levels of different people but also because of their |
| Scrubs are mainly made up of cotton. It is the most | | | | ability to soak up sweat and germs. As we know that |
| suitable and most preferred material used in the | | | | these scrubs usually are exposed to such environment |
| manufacture of these clothing. Cotton has been | | | | where we find number of germs, thus the criticality of |
| brought into use because of the fact that it is safe. | | | | these medical clothes is increased. |