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Mephisto Review, Is Mephisto Non-Toxic?

The verdict
Mephisto averages 31 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Mephisto products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
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Mephisto 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.

Graded and flagged Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

Men Mephisto Curt Mt SNEAKER

Mephisto

Men Mephisto Curt Mt SNEAKER

65GoodPFAS grade
  • leather, textile, rubber sole
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Volatile organic compounds (VOC) off-gassing from adhesives, Leather sneakers use glues to bond upper to sole…
Men's Mephisto Leonardo Boot

Mephisto

Men's Mephisto Leonardo Boot

20BadPFAS grade
  • Leather with unspecified waterproofing treatment
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS, Mephisto does not disclose the waterproofing method applied to the Leonardo. Industry standard for…

5 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

Mephisto Lifestyle For Adventure Gore-tex Hiking Boots Brown Nubuck Sz

Mephisto

Lifestyle For Adventure Gore-tex Hiking Boots Brown Nubuck Sz

20BadPFAS grade
  • Nubuck leather with Gore-Tex waterproof membrane
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS, Gore-Tex historically used perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)…

4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

Mephisto Men's Leonardo Boot

Mephisto

Men's Leonardo Boot

20BadPFAS grade
  • Leather upper with waterproof treatment, rubber sole
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS, Waterproof treatment on leather is unspecified by brand; conventional hydrophobic finishes on boots at…

4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

Mephisto and PFAS, common questions

Does Mephisto have PFAS?
Mephisto averages 31 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Mephisto 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 Mephisto non-toxic?
No Mephisto product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Men Mephisto Curt Mt SNEAKER at 65/100.
Which Mephisto products should I avoid?
The lowest-graded Mephisto products we have scored are Mephisto Men's Leonardo Boot, Mephisto Lifestyle For Adventure Gore-tex Hiking Boots Brown Nubuck Sz, Men's Mephisto Leonardo Boot. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.

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