Women's High-Rise Straight Stretch Linen-Viscose Utility Pants vs Men's Hybrid Slim Khakis: 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)

Gap Men's Hybrid Slim Khakis

Gap

Men's Hybrid Slim Khakis

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 45/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

cotton blend, no stated special coatings

Confidence

72%

PossibleFormaldehyde resins (wrinkle-resistance or crease-retention finish)

PossibleAzo dyes and heavy-metal dye auxiliaries

PossibleAntimony in polyester (if synthetic content uses virgin resin)

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 Gap.
  • We flag Formaldehyde resins (wrinkle-resistance or crease-retention finish), Azo dyes and heavy-metal dye auxiliaries, Antimony in polyester (if synthetic content uses virgin resin) and Pesticide residues in conventional cotton on the Gap and not on the Banana Republic.
  • The Banana Republic is linen-viscose blend, no water-resistant finish where the Gap is cotton blend, no stated special coatings, 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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