Stain Resistant Repp Neck Ties Lot Of 2 Silk Made In 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 Repp Neck Ties Lot Of 2 Silk Made In
PFAS grade
Poor 35/100
Overall grade
Poor 27/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
silk with stain-resistant finish (composition unspecified)
Confidence
42%
PossiblePFAS in stain-resistant finish
PossibleCoating degradation and particle shedding
Our pick
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 PFAS in stain-resistant finish and Coating degradation and particle shedding 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 finish (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 30 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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