Men's Ultimate Lindley Poplin Shirt vs Men's Ultimate Shirt: which is safer?
Dockers Men's Ultimate Lindley Poplin Shirt is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Dockers
Men's Ultimate Lindley Poplin Shirt
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins (wrinkle/shrink finishes)
PossibleAzo dyes and azo-dye metabolites
PossibleAllergenic dyes and finishes
Dockers
Men's Ultimate Shirt
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finish
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossibleMicroplastics shedding
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Formaldehyde resins (wrinkle/shrink finishes), Azo dyes and azo-dye metabolites and Allergenic dyes and finishes on the Dockers and not on the Dockers.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in finish, Azo dyes and synthetic colorants, Microplastics shedding and Allergenic dyes or finishes on the Dockers and not on the Dockers.
- The Dockers is cotton poplin blend where the Dockers is Cotton and polyester 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: 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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