Men's Force Relaxed Fit Short-Sleeve Pocket T-Shirt vs Men's Tech Training Short Sleeve T-Shirt: which is safer?

Carhartt Men's Force Relaxed Fit Short-Sleeve Pocket T-Shirt is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Carhartt Men's Force Relaxed Fit Short-Sleeve Pocket T-Shirt

Carhartt

Men's Force Relaxed Fit Short-Sleeve Pocket T-Shirt

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

100% cotton jersey knit, untreated

Confidence

78%

PossibleAzo dyes

PossibleMicrofiber shedding

Reebok Men's Tech Training Short Sleeve T-Shirt

Reebok

Men's Tech Training Short Sleeve T-Shirt

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 43/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

polyester/cotton blend, standard knit

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and residual dye chemicals

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finish treatments

ReportedMicroplastic shedding during washing

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Azo dyes and Microfiber shedding on the Carhartt and not on the Reebok.
  • We flag Azo dyes and residual dye chemicals, Formaldehyde resins in finish treatments, Microplastic shedding during washing and Heavy metals in pigments (if dark dyes used) on the Reebok and not on the Carhartt.
  • The Carhartt is 100% cotton jersey knit, untreated where the Reebok is polyester/cotton blend, standard knit, 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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