Women's High-Rise Straight Stretch Linen-Viscose Utility Pants vs Men's Regular Fit Short-Sleeve Shirt: which is safer?

Banana Republic Women's High-Rise Straight Stretch Linen-Viscose Utility Pants is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Banana Republic Women's High-Rise Straight Stretch Linen-Viscose Utility Pants

Banana Republic

Women's High-Rise Straight Stretch Linen-Viscose Utility Pants

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

linen-viscose blend, no water-resistant finish

Confidence

82%

PossibleFormaldehyde resins (wrinkle resistance, shape retention)

PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal pigments

PossibleAntimony in polyester (if present in trim/elastic)

Dockers Men's Regular Fit Short-Sleeve Shirt

Dockers

Men's Regular Fit Short-Sleeve Shirt

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 43/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

cotton-polyester blend, no reported water-repellent coating treatment

Confidence

78%

PossibleAzo dyes and colorant safety

PossibleFormaldehyde-based finishing resins

ReportedDye bleeding and colorant migration

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Formaldehyde resins (wrinkle resistance, shape retention), Azo dyes and heavy metal pigments and Antimony in polyester (if present in trim/elastic) on the Banana Republic and not on the Dockers.
  • We flag Azo dyes and colorant safety, Formaldehyde-based finishing resins, Dye bleeding and colorant migration and Microplastic shedding from synthetic fiber on the Dockers and not on the Banana Republic.
  • The Banana Republic is linen-viscose blend, no water-resistant finish where the Dockers is cotton-polyester blend, no reported DWR 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, 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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