Men's Ultimate Shirt vs Men's Big & Tall Shades Performance Polo Shirt: 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
Reebok
Men's Big & Tall Shades Performance Polo Shirt
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 49/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Polyester blend performance fabric
Confidence
72%
PossibleFormaldehyde (resin finish)
PossibleAzo dyes
Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coatings
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 Reebok.
- We flag Formaldehyde (resin finish), Azo dyes, Durable water repellent (DWR) coatings and Elastane (spandex) degradation on the Reebok and not on the Dockers.
- The Dockers is Cotton and polyester blend where the Reebok is Polyester blend performance fabric, 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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