Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt vs Boys Uniform Polo: which is safer?
Nautica Boys Uniform Polo 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
Nautica
Boys Uniform Polo
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 53/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
100% cotton pique
Confidence
72%
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers (wrinkle-resistance finishes)
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy-metal mordants
PossibleFormaldehyde in dye carriers or fabric treatments
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 Nautica.
- We flag Formaldehyde releasers (wrinkle-resistance finishes), Azo dyes and heavy-metal mordants and Formaldehyde in dye carriers or fabric treatments on the Nautica and not on the Izod.
- The Izod is cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating where the Nautica is 100% cotton pique, 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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