Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant vs Port Authority Y540 Youth Silk Touch Performance Polo: which is safer?
Port Authority Y540 Youth Silk Touch Performance Polo is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Dickies
Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and colorants
PossibleAntimony in polyester
PossibleHeavy metals in dyes and pigments
Our pick
Sears
Port Authority Y540 Youth Silk Touch Performance Polo
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAntimony in polyester
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finishing treatments
PossibleMicroplastic shedding during wash
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and colorants, Heavy metals in dyes and pigments and Residual solvents or sizing agents on the Dickies and not on the Sears.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in finishing treatments and Microplastic shedding during wash on the Sears and not on the Dickies.
- Both carry a flag for Antimony in polyester, so neither choice avoids it.
- The Dickies is cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings where the Sears is polyester blend performance knit, 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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