Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant vs Girls Izod School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt: which is safer?
Girls Izod School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Our pick
Izod
Girls Izod School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
100% cotton pique knit
Confidence
78%
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossibleFormaldehyde finish resins
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 Izod.
- We flag Azo dyes and synthetic colorants and Formaldehyde finish resins on the Izod and not on the Dickies.
- The Dickies is cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings where the Izod is 100% cotton pique knit, 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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