Does Maplus ski & sports wax have PFAS?
Maplus ski & sports wax averages 83 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 18 Maplus ski & sports wax products graded as of November 2026, above the 81 out of 100 median for the 31 other ski & sports wax brands graded alongside it.
Maplus ski & sports wax averages Excellent on our four-band scale. 16 of the 18 we graded are worth buying. That is above 55% 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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Maplus ski & sports wax worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
- 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. Hot-waxing or scraping ski wax in enclosed…
- ski wax base, fluorine-free formulation
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Hydrocarbon volatiles and inhalation risk. All paraffin-based waxes release low levels of volatile organic…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Hydrocarbon-based liquid wax
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Mineral oil / hydrocarbon volatility. Cold liquid waxes release low levels of volatile organic compounds…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- hydrocarbon wax blend, ski/snowboard base treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from solvent carriers. Liquid wax formulations require volatile solvents…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Hydrocarbon ski wax base
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Inhalation of mineral oil mist or dust during application. Heating and scraping hydrocarbon wax can generate…
- Wax-based ski/snowboard glide wax
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and inhalation risk during application. Heating paraffin wax releases low…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Paraffin wax blend
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions during heating. Paraffin wax base itself is not classified as a…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Wax-based ski/snowboard hot wax granules
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Thermal decomposition / fume inhalation. Melting hydrocarbon wax releases trace volatile organic compounds…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- wax-based ski/snowboard base preparation
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from wax heating. Paraffin and synthetic wax blends may release low levels…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- polyester roller
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Polyester fiber shedding or microplastic release. Mechanical friction from repeated wax application could…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Hydrocarbon-based ski wax blend
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Inhalation of wax dust during scraping. Mechanical dust from solid wax scraping can irritate airways; this is…
- paraffin-based wax blend ski/snowboard paste
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Dermal irritation or allergic reaction. Paraffin itself is non-toxic and non-irritant, but colorant dyes…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Hydrocarbon paraffin-based ski wax
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Paraffin dust inhalation during application. Rubbing and scraping solid wax generates fine particles; chronic…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Wax-based ski glide, manmade (synthetic hydrocarbon blend)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions during application. Heated synthetic hydrocarbon waxes release low…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Paraffin-based ski/snowboard wax
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from heating. Paraffin wax itself is stable, but ironing at elevated…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Ski/snowboard wax blend with molybdenum additive
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Molybdenum particulate inhalation. Molybdenum dust generated during application or scraping may be inhaled in…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Which Maplus ski & sports wax contains PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Ski/snowboard wax with fluorinated additives (product name indicates 'FLUORO')
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Product name explicitly indicates fluorine content. Fluorinated ski waxes are a documented source of…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Hydrocarbon blend ski wax (unspecified additives)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Volatile organic compound (VOC) / thermal off-gassing. Heating hydrocarbon wax and undisclosed additives…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Graded higher than the Maplus average of 83.
- 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.
- Ski base wax, fluor-free formulation
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Thermal degradation / fume inhalation during application
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Best average grade first. Maplus averages 83.
See every Maplus product we grade on the Maplus brand page, or the full ski & sports wax ranking.