Fourmy By Cintas White W/ Blue Stripes Uniform Shirt Short Sleeves vs Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt: which is safer?
Fourmy By Cintas White W/ Blue Stripes Uniform Shirt Short Sleeves is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Cintas
Fourmy By Cintas White W/ Blue Stripes Uniform Shirt Short Sleeves
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes in polyester-cotton blends
PossibleHeavy metals in pigments (indigo/blue dyes)
PossibleSkin irritation from residual dye or sizing compounds
Izod
Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and color fastness
PossibleFormaldehyde in fabric finishes
PossibleAntimony in polyester
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes in polyester-cotton blends, Heavy metals in pigments (indigo/blue dyes) and Skin irritation from residual dye or sizing compounds on the Cintas and not on the Izod.
- We flag Azo dyes and color fastness, Formaldehyde in fabric finishes, Antimony in polyester and Microplastic shedding on the Izod and not on the Cintas.
- The Cintas is cotton/polyester blend, no stated treatment where the Izod is cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating, 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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