HOKA Review, Is HOKA Non-Toxic?
HOKA averages 32 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 15 HOKA products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
HOKA grades Poor 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 HOKA have PFAS, by category
Which HOKA products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- polyester/nylon blend, no specified water repellent finish
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Antimony in polyester. Antimony is used as a catalyst in some polyester production. HOKA does not disclose…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- polyester blend knit
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Antimony in polyester. Polyester is synthesized using antimony trioxide as a catalyst in some manufacturing…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- polyester mesh and fabric
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Heavy metals. Polyester textiles are commonly dyed with azo dyes and may contain heavy metal mordants (lead…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyester/nylon blend athletic knit, no disclosed water-repellent coating or stain treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Antimony in polyester. Antimony is a catalyst used in polyester synthesis and typically remains residual in…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Mesh/knit upper, GTX waterproof membrane, rubber outsole
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Gore-Tex membranes have historically relied on perfluorinated compounds; Hoka provides no…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyester with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Antimony catalyst residue in polyester. Polyester is synthesized with antimony as a catalyst; trace residues…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- nylon mesh with water-repellent coating water-repellent treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs. Nylon textiles may contain residual formaldehyde from fabric finishing processes…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- textile with GTX waterproof membrane
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Gore-Tex membranes are laminated to the textile and contain Teflon-type coating or related…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon blend with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Nylon tights with water-repellent coating finish commonly use fluorinated compounds; Hoka does not…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Mesh/textile upper with GORE-TEX membrane
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, GORE-TEX laminate manufacturing historically relies on PFAS chemistry; Hoka provides no test data or…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Textile upper with water-repellent treatment, synthetic sole
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Hoka has not disclosed the chemistry of the water-repellent treatment applied to the synthetic upper.…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Textile upper with GTX waterproof membrane, unspecified water-repellent coating treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Unspecified water-repellent coating treatment on textile uppers; industry default is PFAS-based…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- textile upper with water-repellent coating, GORE-TEX GTX membrane
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Fluorinated water-repellent coating and Teflon-type coating-based waterproof membranes are the standard…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Gore-Tex membrane with textile upper and waterproof treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Gore-Tex waterproofing in boots relies on PFAS compounds; textile upper water-repellent coating…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Textile upper with Gore-Tex membrane, waterproof treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs. Synthetic textile uppers may be treated with formaldehyde-based resins for wrinkle…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on AmazonHOKA and PFAS, common questions
- Does HOKA have PFAS?
- HOKA averages 32 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 15 HOKA products graded as of October 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 HOKA non-toxic?
- No HOKA product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Hoka Men's EveryRun Short Sleeve at 65/100.
- Which HOKA products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded HOKA products we have scored are Women's HOKA Speedgoat 6 GTX, Wmns Hoka One Sky Kaha GTX GoreTex WATERPROOF sz Hiking Boot Trail Running, Hoka One One Kaha 2 Gtx - Olive Green. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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