Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant vs Girls Shirts & Tops Wonder Nation School Uniform Interlock Short Sleeve Polo Shirt: which is safer?
Dickies Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
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
Wonder Nation
Girls Shirts & Tops Wonder Nation School Uniform Interlock Short Sleeve Polo Shirt
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 43/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Cotton-polyester interlock blend
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes and colorant residues
PossibleAntimony in polyester
ReportedPilling and fiber shedding
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 Wonder Nation.
- We flag Azo dyes and colorant residues, Pilling and fiber shedding and Heavy metals in synthetic dyes and pigments on the Wonder Nation 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 Wonder Nation is Cotton-polyester interlock blend, 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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