Infinity Women's 3-Pocket STRETCH Round Neck Scrub Top 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.

Cherokee Infinity Women's 3-Pocket STRETCH Round Neck Scrub Top

Cherokee

Infinity Women's 3-Pocket STRETCH Round Neck Scrub Top

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 47/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

polyester-cotton blend stretch fabric

Confidence

72%

PossibleAntimony in polyester fibers

ReportedElastane (spandex) degradation and microfiber shedding

PossibleResidual manufacturing chemicals and dye carriers

Our pick

Dickies Forge Men's 3-Pocket V-Neck Scrub Top

Dickies

Forge Men's 3-Pocket V-Neck Scrub Top

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

100% cotton twill

Confidence

82%

PossibleAzo dyes and restricted colorants

PossibleAllergens in dyes and finishes

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Antimony in polyester fibers, Elastane (spandex) degradation and microfiber shedding and Residual manufacturing chemicals and dye carriers on the Cherokee 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 Cherokee.
  • The Cherokee is polyester-cotton blend stretch fabric where the Dickies is 100% cotton twill, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

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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