Garmont Review, Is Garmont Non-Toxic?
Garmont averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 11 Garmont products graded as of November 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Garmont grades Bad on our four-band scale. On disclosure, the brand says nothing publicly about PFAS. See what every brand has published about PFAS for how that compares.
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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Does Garmont have PFAS, by category
Which Garmont products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Gore-Tex membrane, leather, synthetic uppers
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Gore-Tex historically relies on Teflon-type coating (polytetrafluoroethylene), a Teflon-family coating…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Textile upper with Gore-Tex waterproof membrane
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs. Textile uppers may use formaldehyde-based resins for water repellency, wrinkle…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Textile upper with G-Dry waterproof treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs. Synthetic textile uppers often use formaldehyde-based resins for dye fixation or fabric…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Leather upper, GORE-TEX membrane lining
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, GORE-TEX is a Teflon-family coating product; PFAS contamination in GORE-TEX membranes and laminates is…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Textile upper with G-Dry waterproof membrane
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Antimony in polyester components. The shoe likely contains polyester in lining and stitching thread. Antimony…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- textile upper with Gore-Tex waterproof membrane
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and synthetic colorants. Textile uppers in synthetic hiking shoes typically use reactive or disperse…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Textile upper with Gore-Tex waterproof membrane
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Fluorinated water-repellent treatments (non-PFOA). Gore-Tex membrane is Teflon-type coating-based and…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Leather/synthetic upper with waterproof treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Undisclosed waterproof coating chemistry. Garmont has not publicly specified whether the Contact 4 uses…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Gore-Tex membrane with nylon upper
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Fluorocarbon surfactants in Gore-Tex membrane. Gore-Tex's waterproofing mechanism historically relied on…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Leather, synthetic, waterproof water-repellent coating treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) fluorination status. Waterproof boots in this category…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Leather upper with unspecified waterproof/breathable membrane lining
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Unspecified lining membrane in tactical boot almost certainly uses fluorinated chemistry; absence of…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on AmazonGarmont and PFAS, common questions
- Does Garmont have PFAS?
- Garmont averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 11 Garmont products graded as of November 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests.
- Is Garmont non-toxic?
- No Garmont product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Garmont Men's Pinnacle Trek Gore-Tex Hiking Boots at 20/100.
- Which Garmont products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Garmont products we have scored are Garmont Men's T8 Bifida Tactical Boots, Garmont Men's T8 Bifida Boots, Garmont Men's Dragontail MNT GTX. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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