Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant vs Boys Sleeve Oxford Shirt: 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
French Toast
Boys Sleeve Oxford Shirt
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 39/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 5
Material
cotton/polyester blend oxford weave
Confidence
72%
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in cotton finishes
PossibleAzo dyes in pigmentation
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 French Toast.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in cotton finishes, Azo dyes in pigmentation, Antimony in polyester component and Residual dye and chemical migration on the French Toast and not on the Dickies.
- The Dickies is cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings where the French Toast is cotton/polyester blend oxford weave, 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, 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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