Men's Fit Signature Iron Free Khaki 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 Fit Signature Iron Free Khaki Pants
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 16/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
cotton blend with durable water/stain repellent finish
Confidence
55%
Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish chemistry
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 Durable water repellent (DWR) finish chemistry 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 blend with durable water/stain repellent 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.
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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