Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant vs Kids' School Uniform Jersey-Knit Polo Shirt for: which is safer?

Old Navy Kids' School Uniform Jersey-Knit Polo Shirt for 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

Old Navy Kids' School Uniform Jersey-Knit Polo Shirt for

Old Navy

Kids' School Uniform Jersey-Knit Polo Shirt for

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Jersey-knit cotton blend, untreated

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and reactive dyes

PossibleAntimony in polyester fibers

PossibleResidual fiber degradation and microfiber shedding

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 Old Navy.
  • We flag Azo dyes and reactive dyes, Antimony in polyester fibers and Residual fiber degradation and microfiber shedding on the Old Navy and not on the Dickies.
  • The Dickies is cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings where the Old Navy is Jersey-knit cotton blend, untreated, 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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