V-Neck Scrub Top for Women with 3 Pockets & Dolman Sleeve - 4700 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 V-Neck Scrub Top for Women with 3 Pockets & Dolman Sleeve - 4700

Cherokee

V-Neck Scrub Top for Women with 3 Pockets & Dolman Sleeve - 4700

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

cotton/polyester blend fabric, uncoated

Confidence

75%

PossibleAzo dyes

PossibleAntimony in polyester

PossibleResidual dye chemicals or optical brighteners

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 Azo dyes, Antimony in polyester and Residual dye chemicals or optical brighteners 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 cotton/polyester blend fabric, uncoated 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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