Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant vs Girls Jeggings: 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
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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
Nautica
Girls Jeggings
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 49/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Cotton blend jeggings, standard construction
Confidence
72%
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finishing and crease-setting
PossibleAzo dyes and color fastness
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 Nautica.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in finishing and crease-setting, Azo dyes and color fastness, Antimony in polyester component and Elastic degradation and microplastics shedding on the Nautica and not on the Dickies.
- The Dickies is cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings where the Nautica is Cotton blend jeggings, standard construction, 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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