Dickies Review, Is Dickies Non-Toxic?
Dickies averages 58 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 18 Dickies products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Dickies grades Good on our four-band scale. On disclosure, the brand says nothing publicly about PFAS. See what every brand has published about PFAS for how that compares.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
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Does Dickies have PFAS, by category
Which Dickies products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- 100% canvas cotton, uncoated
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs. Canvas fabric may contain formaldehyde-based sizing or wrinkle-resist agents applied…
- cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and colorants. Cotton-polyester blends are routinely dyed with azo compounds, which are standard in…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- 100% cotton twill, no water-resistant treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and residual finishing agents. Cotton twill work pants are typically dyed with azo or reactive dyes…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- 100% cotton twill
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Residual dye migration and skin contact. New unwashed cotton workwear may retain loosely bound dye particles.…
- cotton/polyester twill blend, no water-repellent finish
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes (synthetic colorants). Standard twill work pants use disperse and reactive azo dyes for color…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- cotton blend twill, no water-repellent coating finish noted
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Heavy metals. Cotton-polyester blends require industrial dyeing processes. Williamson-Dickie does not…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- cotton twill blend, no stated water-resistant treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Heavy metals. Black twill typically uses azo or metal-complex dyes. No test data published by Dickies; heavy…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- cotton blend with stretch, no reported finish treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and colorant toxicity. Dickies does not disclose dye chemistry for this junior line. Standard…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- 100% cotton twill, no water-resistant treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and unfixed dye residues. Airforce blue cotton twill may use azo-class or reactive dyes; unfixed dye…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- 100% cotton duck fabric
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microfiber shedding or degradation. Cotton garments release fibers during washing and wear, but these are…
- cotton/polyester blend, no reported water-repellent treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes (synthetic colorants). Azo dyes are widely used in textile manufacturing globally. Dickies has not…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- cotton/polyester blend twill
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and color fastness. Dark dyes (indigo, navy, black) on workwear may contain azo compounds; Dickies…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- cotton-polyester blend twill
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and colorant residues. Dickies does not disclose whether dyes comply with REACH or GOTS restrictions…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Cotton duck fabric
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs. Cotton duck may contain residual formaldehyde-based dyes, fixatives, or…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- 100% cotton duck canvas
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and reactive dyes (residual). Cotton duck canvas is typically dyed to khaki or brown using…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- 100% cotton duck with water-repellent coating treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Dickies does not disclose whether the water-repellent coating is silicone-based, wax-based, or…
- cotton blend with stain release finish
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Stain-release treatments on workwear uniformly relied on PFAS chemistry until recent years. Dickies has…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Cotton/polyester blend with water-repellent coating treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- water-repellent coating finish degradation and microfiber shedding. Synthetic-blend fabrics shed microfibers…
Dickies and PFAS, common questions
- Does Dickies have PFAS?
- Dickies averages 58 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 18 Dickies products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests.
- Is Dickies non-toxic?
- No Dickies product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Dickies 2-Pocket Canvas Apron 57078 at 65/100.
- Which Dickies products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Dickies products we have scored are Dickies Men's Pro Series Double Knee Work Pants, Dickies Boy's Flat Front Stain Release Convertible Uniform Pant, Dickies Men's FLEX Regular Fit Straight Leg Tough Max Duck Carpenter Pants. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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