Women's High-Rise Straight Stretch Linen-Viscose Utility Pants vs Men's Pants Dickies 874 Work Pants Flex Original Fit: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
Banana Republic
Women's High-Rise Straight Stretch Linen-Viscose Utility Pants
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins (wrinkle resistance, shape retention)
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal pigments
PossibleAntimony in polyester (if present in trim/elastic)
Dickies
Men's Pants Dickies 874 Work Pants Flex Original Fit
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal mordants in fabric dyeing
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in wrinkle-resistance or sizing finishes
PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber
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 Dickies.
- We flag Azo dyes and heavy metal mordants in fabric dyeing, Formaldehyde resins in wrinkle-resistance or sizing finishes and Antimony in polyester fiber on the Dickies and not on the Banana Republic.
- The Banana Republic is linen-viscose blend, no water-resistant finish where the Dickies is cotton blend twill, no DWR finish noted, 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.
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