Men's Slim-Fit Dress Shirt vs Men's Regular Fit Non-Iron Dress Shirt: which is safer?
Men's Slim-Fit Dress Shirt is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Banana Republic
Men's Slim-Fit Dress Shirt
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
analysis pending
Verdict
pending
Hazard flags
none flagged
Material
Cotton/cotton-blend woven fabric
Confidence
72%
Brooks Brothers
Men's Regular Fit Non-Iron Dress Shirt
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 0/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Cotton blend with durable press/non-iron finish (likely PFAS-based durable press resin)
Confidence
65%
LikelyDurable press resin (likely PFAS-based)
PossibleFormaldehyde in resin cross-linking
PossibleSynthetic fiber shedding (microfiber release)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Durable press resin (likely PFAS-based), Formaldehyde in resin cross-linking, Synthetic fiber shedding (microfiber release) and Allergen or sensitizer risk from finish on the Brooks Brothers and not on the Banana Republic.
- The Banana Republic is Cotton/cotton-blend woven fabric where the Brooks Brothers is Cotton blend with durable press/non-iron finish (likely PFAS-based durable press resin), 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.
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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