Does Dakine ski & sports wax have PFAS?
Dakine ski & sports wax averages 74 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Dakine ski & sports wax products graded as of November 2026, below the 81 out of 100 median for the 31 other ski & sports wax brands graded alongside it.
Dakine ski & sports wax averages Good on our four-band scale. 3 of the 4 we graded are worth buying. That is above 32% of the ski & sports wax 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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- Hydrocarbon wax blend
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Paraffin/mineral wax blend (ski/snowboard wax)
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2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Which Dakine ski & sports wax contains PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Spray-on wax coating, formulation undisclosed
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on AmazonBetter ski & sports wax from other brands
Graded higher than the Dakine average of 74.
- hydrocarbon ski wax (non-fluorinated)
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and mineral oil vapor
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- hydrocarbon wax blend
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Thermal degradation and fume emission
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Wax-based ski base, fluorine-free formulation
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Inhalation of wax particulates and volatiles during application
The same question, asked of the other ski & sports wax brands
Best average grade first. Dakine averages 74.
See every Dakine product we grade on the Dakine brand page, or the full ski & sports wax ranking.