20Bad

Do Barbour rain jackets have PFAS?

The verdict
Barbour rain jackets average 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Barbour rain jackets graded as of October 2026, level with the 20 out of 100 median for the 19 other rain jackets brands graded alongside it.
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Barbour rain jackets average Bad on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 50% of the rain jackets brands we grade.

PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.

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  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Bacterial growth in spent cartridges

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Vegan Mattress

100ExcellentPFAS grade
✓ MADE SAFE Certified✓ Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
  • organic cotton, natural latex, coconut coir, recycled steel coils
  • The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
  • Heavy metals

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Which Barbour rain jackets contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

Barbour Chelsea Waterproof Jacket Mens

Barbour

Chelsea Waterproof Jacket Mens

20BadPFAS grade
  • Waxed cotton blend with water-repellent coating finish
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • water-repellent coating finish (fluorochemical origin unclear). Traditional water-repellent coating finishes…

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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  • waxed cotton or cotton blend with water-repellent coating waterproof finish
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS. Barbour has not disclosed water-repellent coating composition for this model. Traditional waterproofing…

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Barbour Women's Heron Waterproof Jacket

Barbour

Women's Heron Waterproof Jacket

20BadPFAS grade
  • Waxed cotton with water-repellent coating treatment
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS. Standard water-repellent coating finishes on waxed cotton jackets historically use PFAS; Barbour has…

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Barbour Women's Audrey Showerproof Jacket

Barbour

Women's Audrey Showerproof Jacket

20BadPFAS grade
  • Cotton blend with water-repellent coating water-resistant coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • water-repellent coating durability and particulate shedding. As water-repellent coating coatings degrade with…

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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The same question, asked of the other rain jackets brands

Best average grade first. Barbour averages 20.

See every Barbour product we grade on the Barbour brand page, or the full rain jackets ranking.