Workwear Originals Ultra Women's 5-Pocket Drawstring Jogger Scrub Pants vs Forge Men's 3-Pocket V-Neck Scrub Top: which is safer?

These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.

Cherokee Workwear Originals Ultra Women's 5-Pocket Drawstring Jogger Scrub Pants

Cherokee

Workwear Originals Ultra Women's 5-Pocket Drawstring Jogger Scrub Pants

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

cotton blend fabric, no reported coatings

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and colorant heavy metals

PossibleMicroplastic shedding during wash

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 and colorant heavy metals and Microplastic shedding during wash 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 blend fabric, no reported coatings 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.

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