Men's Cormac Logo Shirt vs Men's Race Day Singlet Crew Neck Running Tank top: which is safer?

HOKA Men's Race Day Singlet Crew Neck Running Tank top is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Arc'teryx Men's Cormac Logo Shirt

Arc'teryx

Men's Cormac Logo Shirt

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 47/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

100% polyester knit, no water-repellent treatment

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal pigments

PossibleAntimony in polyester

ReportedMicroplastic shedding

Our pick

HOKA Men's Race Day Singlet Crew Neck Running Tank top

HOKA

Men's Race Day Singlet Crew Neck Running Tank top

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Polyester/nylon blend athletic knit, no disclosed water-repellent coating or stain treatment

Confidence

72%

PossibleAntimony in polyester

PossibleMicroplastic shedding

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Azo dyes and heavy metal pigments on the Arc'teryx and not on the HOKA.
  • Both carry a flag for Antimony in polyester and Microplastic shedding, so neither choice avoids it.
  • The Arc'teryx is 100% polyester knit, no water-repellent treatment where the HOKA is Polyester/nylon blend athletic knit, no disclosed DWR or stain treatment, 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: 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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