Stain Resistant Necktie Silk Blue Polo Horse vs Perry Ellis Men's Paddon Micro Slim Necktie: which is safer?

Perry Ellis Men's Paddon Micro Slim Necktie is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Brooks Brothers Stain Resistant Necktie Silk Blue Polo Horse

Brooks Brothers

Stain Resistant Necktie Silk Blue Polo Horse

PFAS grade

Poor 25/100

Overall grade

Bad 7/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Silk with stain-resistant treatment (composition unspecified)

Confidence

42%

PossibleFormaldehyde-releasing resins in stain-resistant finish

PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) from finish or dyes

ReportedPFAS in stain-resistant treatment

Our pick

Perry Ellis Men's Paddon Micro Slim Necktie

Nano-Tex

Perry Ellis Men's Paddon Micro Slim Necktie

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

silk or silk-blend woven tie, no water/stain treatment claimed

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and colorant toxicity

PossibleHeavy metals in pigments

PossibleFragrance allergens or dye transferability

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 Nano-Tex.
  • We flag Azo dyes and colorant toxicity, Heavy metals in pigments and Fragrance allergens or dye transferability on the Nano-Tex and not on the Brooks Brothers.
  • The Brooks Brothers is Silk with stain-resistant treatment (composition unspecified) where the Nano-Tex is silk or silk-blend woven tie, no water/stain treatment claimed, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 40 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Nano-Tex is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Brooks Brothers grade, at 42% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

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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