Men's Ultimate Shirt vs Men's Straight Rotation Chino Pants: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
Dockers
Men's Ultimate Shirt
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 49/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Cotton and polyester blend
Confidence
72%
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finish
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossibleMicroplastics shedding
Old Navy
Men's Straight Rotation Chino Pants
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 49/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
cotton/cotton blend twill, no stated finish
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes (aromatic amines)
PossibleFormaldehyde in fabric finish
PossibleResidual pesticides (if non-organic cotton)
Where these two actually differ
- 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 Old Navy.
- We flag Azo dyes (aromatic amines), Formaldehyde in fabric finish, Residual pesticides (if non-organic cotton) and Antimony in polyester (if blended) on the Old Navy and not on the Dockers.
- The Dockers is Cotton and polyester blend where the Old Navy is cotton/cotton blend twill, no stated finish, 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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