Men's Ultimate Shirt vs Genuine Dickies Men's Flex Cargo Pants: which is safer?
Dockers Men's Ultimate Shirt is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
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
Williamson-Dickie
Genuine Dickies Men's Flex Cargo Pants
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in fabric finishing
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy-metal pigments
PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber
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 Williamson-Dickie.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in fabric finishing, Azo dyes and heavy-metal pigments, Antimony in polyester fiber and Microfiber shedding from synthetic component on the Williamson-Dickie and not on the Dockers.
- The Dockers is Cotton and polyester blend where the Williamson-Dickie is cotton/polyester blend, no water-resistant treatment noted, 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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