EDS Unisex Drawstring Nursing 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 Unisex Drawstring Nursing Scrub Pants

Dickies

EDS Unisex Drawstring Nursing Scrub Pants

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 51/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

polyester/cotton blend

Confidence

72%

Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish, PFAS-based or PFAS-free unclear

ReportedMicroplastics shedding during wear and laundry

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 Durable water-repellent (DWR) finish, PFAS-based or PFAS-free unclear and Microplastics shedding during wear and laundry 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 polyester/cotton blend 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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