Men's Go-Dry Cool Performance Boxer- Brief Underwear 3-Pack vs Women's Air Tech Performance Brief Panties 6-Pack: which is safer?
Reebok Women's Air Tech Performance Brief Panties 6-Pack is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Old Navy
Men's Go-Dry Cool Performance Boxer- Brief Underwear 3-Pack
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in fabric finishes
PossibleAntimony in polyester
LikelyMicrofiber shedding during laundering
Our pick
Reebok
Women's Air Tech Performance Brief Panties 6-Pack
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in fabric finishing
PossibleAzo dyes
PossibleElastomer degradation (spandex breakdown)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in fabric finishes, Antimony in polyester, Microfiber shedding during laundering and Skin sensitization from undisclosed chemical treatments on the Old Navy and not on the Reebok.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in fabric finishing, Azo dyes and Elastomer degradation (spandex breakdown) on the Reebok and not on the Old Navy.
- The Old Navy is Nylon/polyester blend with moisture-wicking treatment where the Reebok is nylon, spandex, cotton blend, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Reebok is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Old Navy grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
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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