Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant vs Boy's Kaynee Unisex' L/S Button-Down Shirt: 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

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

Boy's Kaynee Unisex' L/S Button-Down Shirt

Kaynee

Boy's Kaynee Unisex' L/S Button-Down Shirt

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 49/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

cotton blend, standard button-down shirt

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and colorfast residues

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finishes

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 Kaynee.
  • We flag Azo dyes and colorfast residues, Formaldehyde resins in finishes, Antimony in polyester component and Button and fastener materials on the Kaynee and not on the Dickies.
  • The Dickies is cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings where the Kaynee is cotton blend, standard button-down shirt, 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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