Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant vs Port Authority Girls Silk Touch Peter Pan Collar Polo YG503: which is safer?
Port Authority Girls Silk Touch Peter Pan Collar Polo YG503 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
Sears
Port Authority Girls Silk Touch Peter Pan Collar Polo YG503
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 51/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
100% polyester, silk-touch finish
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes and colorfast stability
ReportedAntimony in polyester fiber
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 Sears.
- We flag Azo dyes and colorfast stability and Antimony in polyester fiber on the Sears and not on the Dickies.
- The Dickies is cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings where the Sears is 100% polyester, silk-touch 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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