Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant vs Men's Fit Signature Iron Free Khaki Pants: 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
Men's Fit Signature Iron Free Khaki Pants
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 16/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
cotton blend with durable water/stain repellent finish
Confidence
55%
Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish chemistry
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 Durable water repellent (DWR) finish chemistry on the Dockers and not on the Dickies.
- The Dickies is cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings where the Dockers is cotton blend with durable water/stain repellent finish, 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.
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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