Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant vs Women's L.L.Bean Soft Washed Tencel Utility Shirt Clothing: which is safer?

Women's L.L.Bean Soft Washed Tencel Utility Shirt Clothing is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

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

Our pick

Women's L.L.Bean Soft Washed Tencel Utility Shirt Clothing

L.L.Bean

Women's L.L.Bean Soft Washed Tencel Utility Shirt Clothing

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Tencel (lyocell) fabric, soft washed finish

Confidence

75%

PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal dye contaminants

PossibleResidual dye bleed or allergen migration on skin contact

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 and heavy metal dye contaminants and Residual dye bleed or allergen migration on skin contact 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 Tencel (lyocell) fabric, soft washed finish, 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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