Scotch-Brite Zero Scratch Scrub Sponge has the best record for not scratching: 29 of 30 shoppers said it left their pans and surfaces unmarked. Two Scrub Daddy sponges come next, Scrub Daddy Original FlexTexture Scrubber at 24 of 26 and Scrub Daddy Scrub Mommy Dual-Sided Sponge at 18 of 21. Scotch-Brite Scrub Dots Non-Scratch Sponge has the weakest record here at 10 of 19, even with non-scratch in its name.
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Share of shoppers who stated an outcome for scratching. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.
Best record Scotch-Brite Zero Scratch Scrub Sponge 29 of 30 say it didn't scratch their pans or surfaces See price & reviews on Amazon Scrubbing hard and not scratching can go together. 68% of FlexTexture reviews and 65% of Scrub Mommy reviews praise how they scrub, against 35% for Zero Scratch.
Praise and complaints are the points shoppers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.
Scotch-Brite
Scratches almost never came up: 1 of 30 shoppers said it marked a surface. 35% praise the scrubbing, though 15% say it fell apart sooner than they'd like.
Scrub Daddy
Best for scrubbing without scratching
Scrubbing is the big draw, praised in 68% of reviews, and 24 of 26 said it didn't scratch. 20% add that it doesn't get smelly.
Scrub Daddy
This dual-sided sponge pairs a scrubber with a soft side, and 18 of 21 said it didn't scratch. 22% say it lasts, while 8% say it did leave a mark.
Scotch-Brite
A heavy-duty scrubber, so it's no surprise 86% of reviews praise how it scrubs. Fewer shoppers said whether it scratched, and 10 of 12 said it didn't.
No repeated complaints yet.
Scotch-Brite
38% of reviews say it scratched something, while 29% praise how it scrubs. Reviews copied from Scotch-Brite's site are split too, at 4 of 8, which we show but don't count.
The 5 products ranked here carry 6,392 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about scratching, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Jul 2012 and Sep 2026.
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Scotch-Brite Zero Scratch Scrub Sponge has the best record (29 of 30), followed by Scrub Daddy Original FlexTexture Scrubber (24 of 26) and Scrub Daddy Scrub Mommy Dual-Sided Sponge (18 of 21). Check your pan's care instructions too, since some coatings call for a soft sponge.
Rarely, by these reviews. 24 of 26 said the Original FlexTexture Scrubber didn't scratch, and 18 of 21 said the same of the Scrub Mommy Dual-Sided Sponge.
Not always. Shoppers were split on Scotch-Brite Scrub Dots Non-Scratch Sponge (10 of 19), the weakest record on this page, and 38% of its reviews describe scratches.
Use the soft side on nonstick, glass and polished steel, and save the scrubby side for stuck-on food on surfaces that can take it. Rinse grit out of the sponge, since trapped grit can scratch too. If you're unsure, try it on a hidden spot first.
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