Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant vs Thereabouts Little & Big Kid Boys Straight Regular Fit Flat Front Pant: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
Dickies
Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 49/100
Verdict
Skip
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
JCPenney
Thereabouts Little & Big Kid Boys Straight Regular Fit Flat Front Pant
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 49/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
cotton/polyester blend, flat front pants
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes in pigmentation
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finishing
PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber
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 JCPenney.
- We flag Azo dyes in pigmentation, Formaldehyde resins in finishing, Antimony in polyester fiber and Microplastics from fiber shedding on the JCPenney and not on the Dickies.
- The Dickies is cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings where the JCPenney is cotton/polyester blend, flat front pants, 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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