Men's Brooks Dash Singlet Printed vs Men's Intense Power Sport Tee: which is safer?

Men's Brooks Dash Singlet Printed is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Men's Brooks Dash Singlet Printed

Brooks

Men's Brooks Dash Singlet Printed

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

polyester mesh singlet

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and color fastness

PossiblePrint ink or pigment heavy metals

Calvin Klein Men's Intense Power Sport Tee

Calvin Klein

Men's Intense Power Sport Tee

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Cotton-blend knit jersey, uncoated

Confidence

78%

PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants

PossibleHeavy metals in pigments

PossibleFragrance allergens or residual chemical odors

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Azo dyes and color fastness and Print ink or pigment heavy metals on the Brooks and not on the Calvin Klein.
  • We flag Azo dyes and synthetic colorants, Heavy metals in pigments and Fragrance allergens or residual chemical odors on the Calvin Klein and not on the Brooks.
  • The Brooks is polyester mesh singlet where the Calvin Klein is Cotton-blend knit jersey, uncoated, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

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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