PFAS score
Dickies · School Uniforms
Dickies Child's Stain-Release Polo Shirt
Skip or request material disclosure, stain-release finishes often rely on PFAS, and Dickies provides no transparency.
Dickies' 'Stain-Release' technology on this polo shirt suggests a water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) or stain-resistant finish, which historically have used PFAS compounds. The brand makes no public claim about PFAS-free formulation or third-party testing.
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Material
cotton blend with stain-release finish
Brand disclosure
Brand is silent on PFAS
Lab data
No public lab test
Why this grade
Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
water-repellent coating treatments have historically used PFAS.
Category baseline
clothing is a category where PFAS exposure is more common.
No PFAS disclosure
No public statement about PFAS in this product.
What we don’t know
This grade is a model-based estimate from public materials, coatings, and brand disclosure at 45% confidence. It is not a lab result.
No independent PFAS lab test is on record for this exact product. A lab test could move the score in either direction.
The brand has not made a specific, verifiable PFAS-free statement, so part of this score reflects that missing disclosure rather than a confirmed material.
Formulations and coatings change between production runs. Always check the current label before buying.
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