Women's Petite Classic Fit Lux Pant 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
Women's Petite Classic Fit Lux Pant
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 43/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Cotton/polyester blend woven fabric
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes and textile dye residue
PossibleFormaldehyde resin finishes
ReportedMicroplastic shedding
Our pick
Dockers
Men's Ultimate Shirt
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 49/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Cotton and polyester blend
Confidence
72%
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finish
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossibleMicroplastics shedding
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and textile dye residue, Formaldehyde resin finishes, Microplastic shedding and Heavy metals in dyes and pigments 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 woven fabric 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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