BB#3 Rep Tie vs H-mors Twillbi Tie 7cm: which is safer?

H-mors Twillbi Tie 7cm is the clear pick. Brooks Brothers BB#3 Rep Tie carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Brooks Brothers BB#3 Rep Tie

Brooks Brothers

BB#3 Rep Tie

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

silk and wool rep-weave tie, no coating disclosed

Confidence

82%

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finishing

PossibleMicrofiber shedding and inhalation

Why this grade

Our pick

Hermès

H-mors Twillbi Tie 7cm

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

silk twill

Confidence

78%

PossibleAzo dyes and heavy-metal mordants

PossibleFormaldehyde-releasing finishing resins

ReportedResidual dye and chemical volatiles

Why this gradeBuy

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Formaldehyde resins in finishing and Microfiber shedding and inhalation on the Brooks Brothers and not on the Hermès.
  • We flag Azo dyes and heavy-metal mordants, Formaldehyde-releasing finishing resins, Residual dye and chemical volatiles and PFAS in water-repellent or stain-resistant coatings on the Hermès and not on the Brooks Brothers.
  • The Brooks Brothers is silk and wool rep-weave tie, no coating disclosed where the Hermès is silk twill, which is most of the difference in these two grades.

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