Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt vs Nautica Girls' School Uniform Scooter Skirt: which is safer?
Nautica Girls' School Uniform Scooter Skirt 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
Macy's
Nautica Girls' School Uniform Scooter Skirt
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
polyester blend fabric, standard school uniform construction
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossibleFormaldehyde-based finishing resins
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 Macy's.
- We flag Azo dyes and synthetic colorants and Formaldehyde-based finishing resins on the Macy's and not on the Izod.
- The Izod is cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating where the Macy's is polyester blend fabric, standard school uniform construction, 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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