Kids' Skinny School Uniform Pants for vs Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant: which is safer?
Kids' Skinny School Uniform Pants for is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Cintas
Kids' Skinny School Uniform Pants for
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
cotton/polyester blend, standard school uniform fabric
Confidence
68%
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finishing
Dickies
Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 49/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings
Confidence
78%
PossibleAzo dyes and colorants
PossibleAntimony in polyester
PossibleHeavy metals in dyes and pigments
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in finishing on the Cintas and not on the Dickies.
- We flag Azo dyes and colorants, Antimony in polyester, Heavy metals in dyes and pigments and Residual solvents or sizing agents on the Dickies and not on the Cintas.
- The Cintas is cotton/polyester blend, standard school uniform fabric where the Dickies is cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings, 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, which covers 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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