Workwear Women's 3-Pocket Flare Leg Drawstring Scrub Pants 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
Workwear Women's 3-Pocket Flare Leg Drawstring Scrub Pants
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 41/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
cotton polyester blend, uncoated
Confidence
78%
PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber
ReportedMicrofiber shedding from polyester
ReportedElastic and drawstring degradation
Our pick
Dickies
Forge Men's 3-Pocket V-Neck Scrub Top
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
Skip
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 fiber, Microfiber shedding from polyester and Elastic and drawstring degradation 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, 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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