Old Navy Kids' Bottoms Size 12 Husky Old Navy Uniform Pants vs Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt: which is safer?
Izod Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Cintas
Old Navy Kids' Bottoms Size 12 Husky Old Navy Uniform Pants
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 43/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Cotton-polyester blend (typical uniform pants)
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic dyes
ReportedMicrofiber shedding from polyester
PossibleHeavy metals in synthetic dyes
Our pick
Izod
Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 49/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes and color fastness
PossibleFormaldehyde in fabric finishes
PossibleAntimony in polyester
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and synthetic dyes, Microfiber shedding from polyester, Heavy metals in synthetic dyes and Elastic and waistband materials (antimony in polyester) 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 (typical uniform pants) 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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