Men's Stealth Spring Chino Pants vs Women's All Seasons Pull-On Pants: which is safer?

Columbia Men's Stealth Spring Chino Pants is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Columbia Men's Stealth Spring Chino Pants

Columbia

Men's Stealth Spring Chino Pants

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

cotton-blend chino twill (no water-repellent treatment noted)

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes (synthetic colorants)

Columbia Women's All Seasons Pull-On Pants

Columbia

Women's All Seasons Pull-On Pants

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 47/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Nylon/polyester blend knit, no stated water-repellent finish

Confidence

72%

PossibleFormaldehyde resins (anti-wrinkle, sizing)

ReportedMicroplastics shedding

PossibleAntimony in polyester

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Azo dyes (synthetic colorants) on the Columbia and not on the Columbia.
  • We flag Formaldehyde resins (anti-wrinkle, sizing), Microplastics shedding and Antimony in polyester on the Columbia and not on the Columbia.
  • The Columbia is cotton-blend chino twill (no water-repellent treatment noted) where the Columbia is Nylon/polyester blend knit, no stated water-repellent finish, 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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