Men's Force Relaxed Fit Short-Sleeve Pocket T-Shirt vs Men's TH Performance Straight Fit Pants: 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
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
Tommy Hilfiger
Men's TH Performance Straight Fit Pants
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 0/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
cotton blend with water-repellent coating treatment
Confidence
45%
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating
PossibleCoating degradation and microfiber shedding
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and Microfiber shedding on the Carhartt and not on the Tommy Hilfiger.
- We flag PFAS in DWR coating and Coating degradation and microfiber shedding on the Tommy Hilfiger and not on the Carhartt.
- The Carhartt is 100% cotton jersey knit, untreated where the Tommy Hilfiger is cotton blend with DWR treatment, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Carhartt is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Tommy Hilfiger grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, 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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