Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt vs Wonder Nation Girls School Uniform Pique Polo Shirt with Short Sleeves: which is safer?
Wonder Nation Girls School Uniform Pique Polo Shirt with Short Sleeves 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
Walmart
Wonder Nation Girls School Uniform Pique Polo Shirt with Short Sleeves
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
none flagged
Material
100% cotton pique weave
Confidence
72%
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 Walmart.
- The Izod is cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating where the Walmart is 100% cotton pique weave, 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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