Banana Republic $59.50 Men University Stripe Silk Nanotex Tie vs Perry Ellis Men's Paddon Micro Slim Necktie: which is safer?
Perry Ellis Men's Paddon Micro Slim Necktie is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Nano-Tex
Banana Republic $59.50 Men University Stripe Silk Nanotex Tie
PFAS grade
Poor 25/100
Overall grade
Bad 17/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Silk with Nanotex finish (proprietary coating)
Confidence
35%
PossibleUndisclosed coating chemistry (PFAS risk)
PossibleCoating shedding or microparticles when worn
Our pick
Nano-Tex
Perry Ellis Men's Paddon Micro Slim Necktie
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 53/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
silk or silk-blend woven tie, no water/stain treatment claimed
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes and colorant toxicity
PossibleHeavy metals in pigments
PossibleFragrance allergens or dye transferability
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Undisclosed coating chemistry (PFAS risk) and Coating shedding or microparticles when worn on the Nano-Tex and not on the Nano-Tex.
- We flag Azo dyes and colorant toxicity, Heavy metals in pigments and Fragrance allergens or dye transferability on the Nano-Tex and not on the Nano-Tex.
- The Nano-Tex is Silk with Nanotex finish (proprietary coating) where the Nano-Tex is silk or silk-blend woven tie, no water/stain treatment claimed, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 40 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Nano-Tex is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Nano-Tex grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
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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