Men's Pants Dockers Signature Khaki Iron Free Classic Fit vs Men's Straight Fit Jeans: which is safer?

Patagonia Men's Straight Fit Jeans is the clear pick. Dockers Men's Pants Dockers Signature Khaki Iron Free Classic Fit carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Dockers Men's Pants Dockers Signature Khaki Iron Free Classic Fit

Dockers

Men's Pants Dockers Signature Khaki Iron Free Classic Fit

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Cotton-polyester blend with 'iron-free' water-repellent coating finish

Confidence

45%

PossibleFormaldehyde releasers in resin finishes

Possiblewater-repellent coating degradation and microfiber shedding

LikelyPFAS in water-repellent treatment

Our pick

Patagonia Men's Straight Fit Jeans

Patagonia

Men's Straight Fit Jeans

PFAS grade

Excellent 90/100

Overall grade

Excellent 82/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

cotton denim, no water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating

Confidence

82%

PossibleFormaldehyde-based finishing resins

PossibleDye bleed and skin contact allergens

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Formaldehyde releasers in resin finishes, DWR coating degradation and microfiber shedding and PFAS in water-repellent treatment on the Dockers and not on the Patagonia.
  • We flag Formaldehyde-based finishing resins and Dye bleed and skin contact allergens on the Patagonia and not on the Dockers.
  • The Dockers is Cotton-polyester blend with 'iron-free' DWR finish where the Patagonia is cotton denim, no durable water repellent (DWR) coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 70 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Patagonia is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Dockers grade, at 45% confidence against 82%, because it discloses less.

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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