Nikwax Conditioner for Leather is the highest-graded Nikwax product we have scored, at 100/100. It depends on the product line rather than the brand, so check the grade of the exact item you are buying.

Which Nikwax products are lower concern for PFAS?

The highest-graded Nikwax products we have scored are Nikwax Conditioner for Leather. That is our model-based estimate from materials and public disclosure, not a lab test.

Which Nikwax products should I avoid?

The lowest-graded Nikwax products we have scored are Nikwax Footwear Care Kit, NIKWAX Nubuck & Suede Waterproofing Spray, Nikwax Nubuck & Suede Proof Spray. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.

67Good

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The verdict October 2026

Nikwax averages 67 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 20 Nikwax products graded as of October 2026, and 1 of them reach its 70 point pass mark.

Free to quote with attribution to PFAS Authority and a link to pfasauthority.com/brands/nikwax.

Nikwax grades Good on our four-band scale. On disclosure, the brand claims its products are PFAS-free (self-declared). 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.

What Nikwax says and does about PFAS

Nikwax says it has never used PFAS in any of its products and never will. That is the company’s own claim, and we found no independent test of its waterproofing products for PFAS.

Brand statementNikwax’s PFAS page says it has never used per- and polyfluorinated compounds (PFAS) in any of its products. Nikwax ↗
Brand statementIts sustainability page says Nikwax has never and will never use PFAS in its products. Nikwax ↗

Sources checked September 14, 2026. A brand statement is the company’s own claim, which we report but have not verified. Our grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests.

Nikwax is one of the brands we researched by hand for our record of what every brand has published about PFAS, where the same question is answered for each of them in one line.

Does Nikwax have PFAS, by category

Which Nikwax products are PFAS-free? Good or better, best-graded first

Nikwax

Conditioner for Leather

100ExcellentPFAS grade

Natural leather conditioning oils and waxes
The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in solvent carriers. Natural oil conditioners are typically suspended in…

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Which Nikwax products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

Nikwax

Waterproofing Wax for Leather

65GoodPFAS grade

wax-based waterproofing
The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
Respiratory irritation or fume inhalation during application. Wax application by hand or brush generates…

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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What Nikwax says and does about PFAS

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