Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt vs Wonder Nation Girls Shirts & Tops Wonder Nation School Uniform Interlock Short Sleeve Polo Shirt: which is safer?

Izod Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Izod Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt

Izod

Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 49/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and color fastness

PossibleFormaldehyde in fabric finishes

PossibleAntimony in polyester

Wonder Nation Girls Shirts & Tops Wonder Nation School Uniform Interlock Short Sleeve Polo Shirt

Walmart

Wonder Nation Girls Shirts & Tops Wonder Nation School Uniform Interlock Short Sleeve Polo Shirt

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 43/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Cotton-polyester interlock blend

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and colorant residues

PossibleAntimony in polyester

ReportedPilling and fiber shedding

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Azo dyes and color fastness, Formaldehyde in fabric finishes and Microplastic shedding on the Izod and not on the Walmart.
  • We flag Azo dyes and colorant residues, Pilling and fiber shedding and Heavy metals in synthetic dyes and pigments on the Walmart and not on the Izod.
  • Both carry a flag for Antimony in polyester, so neither choice avoids it.
  • The Izod is cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating where the Walmart is Cotton-polyester interlock blend, 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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