Men's Manhasset Stretch Straight-Fit Pants vs RLX Ralph Lauren Men's Stretch-Nylon Pants: which is safer?
Polo Ralph Lauren Men's Manhasset Stretch Straight-Fit Pants is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Polo Ralph Lauren
Men's Manhasset Stretch Straight-Fit Pants
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
analysis pending
Verdict
pending
Hazard flags
none flagged
Material
cotton stretch blend, no disclosed finishing
Confidence
72%
Polo Ralph Lauren
RLX Ralph Lauren Men's Stretch-Nylon Pants
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 2/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Nylon with stretch treatment, likely water-repellent coating finish
Confidence
45%
Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) fluorinated compounds
PossibleFormaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers in finishing resins
ReportedMicroplastic shedding
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Durable water repellent (DWR) fluorinated compounds, Formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers in finishing resins and Microplastic shedding on the Polo Ralph Lauren and not on the Polo Ralph Lauren.
- The Polo Ralph Lauren is cotton stretch blend, no disclosed finishing where the Polo Ralph Lauren is Nylon with stretch treatment, likely DWR finish, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Polo Ralph Lauren is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Polo Ralph Lauren grade, at 45% 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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