Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant vs Unisex' L/s Button-down Shirt (sizes 8 - 20): which is safer?
Kaynee Unisex' L/s Button-down Shirt (sizes 8 - 20) 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
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
Our pick
Kaynee
Unisex' L/s Button-down Shirt (sizes 8 - 20)
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 53/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
cotton/cotton blend button-down shirt
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes (colorfast dyes)
PossibleAntimony in polyester (if blended)
PossibleVOC off-gassing from dyes or sizing
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 (colorfast dyes), Antimony in polyester (if blended) and VOC off-gassing from dyes or sizing on the Kaynee and not on the Dickies.
- The Dickies is cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings where the Kaynee is cotton/cotton blend 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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