Boys Flat Front Tech Twill Pants vs Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant: which is safer?
Dickies Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Dennis Uniform
Boys Flat Front Tech Twill Pants
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 0/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 5
Material
polyester twill with unspecified water-repellent coating/stain finish
Confidence
45%
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating finish
PossibleAzo dyes
PossibleAntimony in polyester
Our pick
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 PFAS in DWR finish, Azo dyes, Formaldehyde resins in finishes and Microfiber shedding from degraded DWR on the Dennis Uniform and not on the Dickies.
- We flag Azo dyes and colorants, Heavy metals in dyes and pigments and Residual solvents or sizing agents on the Dickies and not on the Dennis Uniform.
- Both carry a flag for Antimony in polyester, so neither choice avoids it.
- The Dennis Uniform is polyester twill with unspecified DWR/stain finish where the Dickies is cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Dickies is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Dennis Uniform grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.
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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