Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt vs Women's L.L.Bean Soft Washed Tencel Utility Shirt Clothing: which is safer?
Women's L.L.Bean Soft Washed Tencel Utility Shirt Clothing is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Our pick
L.L.Bean
Women's L.L.Bean Soft Washed Tencel Utility Shirt Clothing
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Tencel (lyocell) fabric, soft washed finish
Confidence
75%
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal dye contaminants
PossibleResidual dye bleed or allergen migration on skin contact
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and color fastness, Formaldehyde in fabric finishes, Antimony in polyester and Microplastic shedding on the Izod and not on the L.L.Bean.
- We flag Azo dyes and heavy metal dye contaminants and Residual dye bleed or allergen migration on skin contact on the L.L.Bean and not on the Izod.
- The Izod is cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating where the L.L.Bean is Tencel (lyocell) fabric, soft washed finish, 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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