Women's High-Rise Straight Stretch Linen-Viscose Utility Pants vs Workwear Cargo Pants: 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)
Wrangler
Workwear Cargo Pants
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossibleAntimony in polyester
PossiblePhthalates in dyes or adhesives
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 Wrangler.
- We flag Azo dyes and synthetic colorants, Antimony in polyester and Phthalates in dyes or adhesives on the Wrangler and not on the Banana Republic.
- The Banana Republic is linen-viscose blend, no water-resistant finish where the Wrangler is cotton/polyester blend, no disclosed coating, 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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