EDS Signature Men's Zip Fly Pull-On 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.

Dickies EDS Signature Men's Zip Fly Pull-On Scrub Pants

Dickies

EDS Signature Men's Zip Fly Pull-On Scrub Pants

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

cotton/polyester blend fabric

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and colorant residues

PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber

PossibleElastic waistband degradation and microfiber shedding

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 and colorant residues, Antimony in polyester fiber and Elastic waistband degradation and microfiber shedding on the Dickies 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 Dickies.
  • The Dickies is cotton/polyester blend 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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