Men's Stretch Supima Cotton Non-Iron 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 Stretch Supima Cotton Non-Iron Dress Shirt carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Brooks Brothers
Men's Stretch Supima Cotton Non-Iron Dress Shirt
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyFormaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing resins (in non-iron finish)
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metals in pigments
ReportedFinish degradation and fiber shedding over time
Our pick
Patagonia
Men's Farrier's Work Shirt
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers in durable-press resins
PossibleChemical off-gassing or skin irritation from finish residues
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing resins (in non-iron finish), Azo dyes and heavy metals in pigments, Finish degradation and fiber shedding over time and Skin irritation from finish residues (contact dermatitis) 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 Supima cotton with non-iron finish (likely resin-based) 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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