Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant vs Men's L.L. Bean Shirts Ll Bean Premium Double L Polo: 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

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

Men's L.L. Bean Shirts Ll Bean Premium Double L Polo

L.L.Bean

Men's L.L. Bean Shirts Ll Bean Premium Double L Polo

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 43/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

cotton pique blend

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes

PossibleAntimony in polyester component

ReportedResidual processing chemicals and oils

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 L.L.Bean.
  • We flag Azo dyes, Antimony in polyester component, Residual processing chemicals and oils and Heavy metal pigments in dyes on the L.L.Bean and not on the Dickies.
  • The Dickies is cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings where the L.L.Bean is cotton pique blend, 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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