Men's Classic Fit Workday Khaki Smart 360 Flex Pants 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.

Dockers Men's Classic Fit Workday Khaki Smart 360 Flex Pants

Dockers

Men's Classic Fit Workday Khaki Smart 360 Flex Pants

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Cotton/polyester blend with water-repellent coating finish

Confidence

45%

PossibleAzo dyes in polyester component

PossibleAntimony catalysts in polyester

Reportedwater-repellent coating finish degradation and off-gassing

Our pick

Izod Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt

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 in polyester component, Antimony catalysts in polyester, DWR finish degradation and off-gassing and Microfiber shedding from polyester on the Dockers 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 Dockers.
  • The Dockers is Cotton/polyester blend with DWR finish where the Izod is cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Izod is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Dockers grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

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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