Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant vs Girls' School Uniform Scooter Skirt: which is safer?
Nautica Girls' School Uniform Scooter Skirt 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
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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
Nautica
Girls' School Uniform Scooter Skirt
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
polyester blend fabric, standard school uniform construction
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossibleFormaldehyde-based finishing resins
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 Azo dyes and synthetic colorants and Formaldehyde-based finishing resins on the Nautica and not on the Dickies.
- The Dickies is cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings where the Nautica is polyester blend fabric, standard school uniform 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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