Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt vs Kids' School Uniform Polo Shirt 3-Pack: which is safer?
Old Navy Kids' School Uniform Polo Shirt 3-Pack is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Izod
Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and color fastness
PossibleFormaldehyde in fabric finishes
PossibleAntimony in polyester
Our pick
Old Navy
Kids' School Uniform Polo Shirt 3-Pack
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and excess dye residue
PossibleFormaldehyde in fabric finishing resins
PossibleMicrofiber shedding from polyester component
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 Old Navy.
- We flag Azo dyes and excess dye residue, Formaldehyde in fabric finishing resins and Microfiber shedding from polyester component on the Old Navy and not on the Izod.
- The Izod is cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating where the Old Navy is cotton blend knit polo shirt, no stated water or stain treatment, 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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