Men's Slim Fit Non-Iron Dress Shirt vs Men's Farrier's Work Shirt: which is safer?

Patagonia Men's Farrier's Work Shirt is the clear pick. Banana Republic Men's Slim Fit Non-Iron Dress Shirt carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Banana Republic Men's Slim Fit Non-Iron Dress Shirt

Banana Republic

Men's Slim Fit Non-Iron Dress Shirt

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

cotton-blend with non-iron finish (likely resin treatment)

Confidence

35%

LikelyFormaldehyde resin finishes

PossibleFormaldehyde off-gassing

PossibleSynthetic fiber content (composition unknown)

Our pick

Patagonia Men's Farrier's Work Shirt

Patagonia

Men's Farrier's Work Shirt

PFAS grade

Excellent 90/100

Overall grade

Excellent 82/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Organic cotton, standard construction

Confidence

72%

PossibleFormaldehyde releasers in durable-press resins

PossibleChemical off-gassing or skin irritation from finish residues

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Formaldehyde resin finishes, Formaldehyde off-gassing, Synthetic fiber content (composition unknown) and Coating degradation and chemical leaching over time on the Banana Republic and not on the Patagonia.
  • We flag Formaldehyde releasers in durable-press resins and Chemical off-gassing or skin irritation from finish residues on the Patagonia and not on the Banana Republic.
  • The Banana Republic is cotton-blend with non-iron finish (likely resin treatment) where the Patagonia is Organic cotton, standard construction, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 70 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Patagonia is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Banana Republic grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

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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