Double Knee Boys Pants - Black - Size: 14 vs Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt: which is safer?
Izod Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Dickies
Double Knee Boys Pants - Black - Size: 14
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 47/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
cotton twill blend, no stated water-resistant treatment
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy-metal pigments
PossibleFormaldehyde-based finish resins
ReportedDye bleed and color fastness
Our pick
Izod
Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 49/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes and color fastness
PossibleFormaldehyde in fabric finishes
PossibleAntimony in polyester
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and heavy-metal pigments, Formaldehyde-based finish resins and Dye bleed and color fastness on the Dickies and not on the Izod.
- We flag Azo dyes and color fastness, Formaldehyde in fabric finishes, Antimony in polyester and Microplastic shedding on the Izod and not on the Dickies.
- The Dickies is cotton twill blend, no stated water-resistant treatment where the Izod is cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating, 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: 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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