Lab Coats

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mellowgirl

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Hi,

I hope this is not a silly post. I am about to take my first chemistry lab and a lab coat is required. What is the best type of coat I will need (length, etc.)?

Thanks

mellowgirl🙂
 
Hi,

I hope this is not a silly post. I am about to take my first chemistry lab and a lab coat is required. What is the best type of coat I will need (length, etc.)?

Thanks

mellowgirl🙂

Your school's bookstore will have the ones you need.
 
your bookstore will probably have anything you need; although the prices there are probably inflated. You can pick one up at a medical uniform/scrub shop near a hospital for ~ $25 or so. Just get something long enough to cover yourself down to your fingertips (arms down of course). I managed to order a really nice 100% sanfornized cotton lab coat with cloth buttons from the UNC Chapel Hill bookstore Online. You enter your waist, other measurements, etc. and for ~ $40.00 you get a lab coat that will probably outlast your career. I'd pick up a cheap polyester one for now though.