Stain Resistant Necktie Silk Blue Polo Horse vs H-mors Twillbi Tie 7cm: which is safer?
H-mors Twillbi Tie 7cm is the clear pick. Brooks Brothers Stain Resistant Necktie Silk Blue Polo Horse carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Brooks Brothers
Stain Resistant Necktie Silk Blue Polo Horse
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde-releasing resins in stain-resistant finish
PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) from finish or dyes
ReportedPFAS in stain-resistant treatment
Our pick
Hermès
H-mors Twillbi Tie 7cm
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy-metal mordants
PossibleFormaldehyde-releasing finishing resins
ReportedResidual dye and chemical volatiles
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Formaldehyde-releasing resins in stain-resistant finish, Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from finish or dyes and PFAS in stain-resistant treatment 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 with stain-resistant treatment (composition unspecified) where the Hermès is silk twill, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 65 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Hermès is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Brooks Brothers grade, at 42% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.
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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