Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant vs Classic Fit Men's Stain Defender Button Down Shirt with Long Sleeves: which is safer?
Dickies Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Dockers
Classic Fit Men's Stain Defender Button Down Shirt with Long Sleeves
PFAS grade
Poor 25/100
Overall grade
Bad 0/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
cotton blend with stain defender finish
Confidence
45%
LikelyPFAS in stain defender finish
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in cotton-blend finishing
PossibleAntimony in polyester component
Where these two actually differ
- 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 Dockers.
- We flag PFAS in stain defender finish, Formaldehyde resins in cotton-blend finishing, Antimony in polyester component and Chemical off-gassing during storage or new wear on the Dockers and not on the Dickies.
- The Dickies is cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings where the Dockers is cotton blend with stain defender finish, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 40 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Dickies is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Dockers 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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