Men's Regular Fit Non-Iron Oxford Dress Shirt vs Men's Farrier's Work Shirt: which is safer?

Patagonia Men's Farrier's Work Shirt is the clear pick. Brooks Brothers Men's Regular Fit Non-Iron Oxford Dress Shirt carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Brooks Brothers Men's Regular Fit Non-Iron Oxford Dress Shirt

Brooks Brothers

Men's Regular Fit Non-Iron Oxford Dress Shirt

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Cotton/polyester blend with non-iron (durable-press) finish

Confidence

55%

LikelyFormaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers in durable-press finish

PossibleAzo dyes in polyester or dye bleed on white/light colors

ReportedFinishing resin degradation over repeated wash cycles

Our pick

Patagonia Men's Farrier's Work Shirt

Patagonia

Men's Farrier's Work Shirt

PFAS grade

Excellent 90/100

Overall grade

Excellent 82/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Organic cotton, standard construction

Confidence

72%

PossibleFormaldehyde releasers in durable-press resins

PossibleChemical off-gassing or skin irritation from finish residues

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers in durable-press finish, Azo dyes in polyester or dye bleed on white/light colors, Finishing resin degradation over repeated wash cycles and Antimony in polyester fiber itself on the Brooks Brothers and not on the Patagonia.
  • We flag Formaldehyde releasers in durable-press resins and Chemical off-gassing or skin irritation from finish residues on the Patagonia and not on the Brooks Brothers.
  • The Brooks Brothers is Cotton/polyester blend with non-iron (durable-press) finish where the Patagonia is Organic cotton, standard construction, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 70 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Patagonia is the one to buy.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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