Lowa Review, Is Lowa Non-Toxic?
Lowa averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Lowa products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Lowa 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 Lowa have PFAS?
- Lowa averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Lowa 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 Lowa non-toxic?
- No Lowa product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Lowa Men's Zephyr GTX Mid TF at 20/100.
- Which Lowa products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Lowa products we have scored are Lowa Men's Z-8S GTX C, Lowa Men's Renegade Evo GTX Mid, Lowa Men's Innox Evo II GTX Hiking Shoes. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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