Men's Ultimate Shirt vs Men's Vector Sleeve 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

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 Vector Sleeve Polo Shirt

Reebok

Men's Vector Sleeve Polo Shirt

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 49/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

polyester blend

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and dye-related allergens

PossibleFormaldehyde-releasing resins (wrinkle/shrink resistance)

PossibleMicrofiber shedding during washing

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 Azo dyes and dye-related allergens, Formaldehyde-releasing resins (wrinkle/shrink resistance), Microfiber shedding during washing and Off-gassing (VOCs) from dyes and finishes on the Reebok and not on the Dockers.
  • The Dockers is Cotton and polyester blend where the Reebok is 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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