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
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
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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