Men's Athletic-Fit Wrinkle-Free Spread-Collar Dress Shirt vs Men's Ultimate Shirt: which is safer?
Dockers Men's Ultimate Shirt is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Arrow
Men's Athletic-Fit Wrinkle-Free Spread-Collar Dress Shirt
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyFormaldehyde releasers in durable-press finishes
ReportedFluorocarbon coating residues and off-gassing
PossibleAntimony in polyester blend component
Our pick
Dockers
Men's Ultimate Shirt
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finish
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossibleMicroplastics shedding
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Formaldehyde releasers in durable-press finishes, Fluorocarbon coating residues and off-gassing, Antimony in polyester blend component and Chemical migration with heat or sweat on the Arrow and not on the Dockers.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in finish, Azo dyes and synthetic colorants, Microplastics shedding and Allergenic dyes or finishes on the Dockers and not on the Arrow.
- The Arrow is Cotton blend with wrinkle-free and stain-resistant finish where the Dockers is Cotton and polyester blend, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Dockers is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Arrow grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
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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