Men's Tech Stretch Cargo Pants vs Men's Ultimate Shirt: which is safer?
Dockers Men's Ultimate Shirt is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Calvin Klein
Men's Tech Stretch Cargo Pants
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal mordants
PossibleFormaldehyde finishing resins
ReportedElastane/spandex degradation and microfiber shedding
Our pick
Dockers
Men's Ultimate Shirt
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finish
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossibleMicroplastics shedding
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and heavy metal mordants, Formaldehyde finishing resins, Elastane/spandex degradation and microfiber shedding and Antimony in polyester on the Calvin Klein and not on the Dockers.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in finish, Azo dyes and synthetic colorants, Microplastics shedding and Allergenic dyes or finishes on the Dockers and not on the Calvin Klein.
- The Calvin Klein is Cotton/polyester blend with elastane stretch where the Dockers is Cotton and polyester blend, 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: 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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