Kids Uniform Polo Shirt vs Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt: which is safer?
Izod Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Gap Kids
Kids Uniform Polo Shirt
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 45/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 5
Material
Cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes and color fastness
PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber
PossibleFormaldehyde in dyes and finishes
Our pick
Izod
Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 49/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes and color fastness
PossibleFormaldehyde in fabric finishes
PossibleAntimony in polyester
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Antimony in polyester fiber, Formaldehyde in dyes and finishes, Microplastic shedding from polyester and Allergens and irritants from dyes or finishes on the Gap Kids and not on the Izod.
- We flag Formaldehyde in fabric finishes, Antimony in polyester and Microplastic shedding on the Izod and not on the Gap Kids.
- Both carry a flag for Azo dyes and color fastness, so neither choice avoids it.
- The Gap Kids is Cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating where the Izod is cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating, 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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