Women's High-Rise Straight Stretch Linen-Viscose Utility Pants vs Women's High-Waisted Sleektech Trouser Pants: which is safer?

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 Old Navy.
• We flag PFAS in DWR finish (reported separately), Formaldehyde resins (finish cross-linkers) and Microplastics shedding from coating on the Old Navy and not on the Banana Republic.
• The Banana Republic is linen-viscose blend, no water-resistant finish where the Old Navy is Polyester blend with Sleektech DWR finish, 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 Banana Republic is the one to buy.
• We are less certain about the Old Navy grade, at 42% confidence against 82%, because it discloses less.