RSCU Ripstop Coverall vs Forge Men's 3-Pocket V-Neck Scrub Top: which is safer?
Dickies Forge Men's 3-Pocket V-Neck Scrub Top is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Carhartt
RSCU Ripstop Coverall
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating (fluorinated treatment)
PossibleAntimony in polyester component
Reportedwater-repellent coating degradation and skin exposure over time
Our pick
Dickies
Forge Men's 3-Pocket V-Neck Scrub Top
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and restricted colorants
PossibleAllergens in dyes and finishes
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in DWR coating (fluorinated treatment), Antimony in polyester component and DWR coating degradation and skin exposure over time on the Carhartt and not on the Dickies.
- We flag Azo dyes and restricted colorants and Allergens in dyes and finishes on the Dickies and not on the Carhartt.
- The Carhartt is Cotton-polyester ripstop blend with durable water-repellent coating where the Dickies is 100% cotton twill, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Dickies is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Carhartt grade, at 45% confidence against 82%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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