Oboz Review, Is Oboz Non-Toxic?
Oboz averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Oboz products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Oboz 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 Oboz have PFAS?
- Oboz averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Oboz 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 Oboz non-toxic?
- No Oboz product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Men's Oboz Sawtooth Ascent Mid B-DRY at 20/100.
- Which Oboz products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Oboz products we have scored are Oboz Women's Bridger Mid, Women's Sawtooth X Mid Waterproof, Oboz Women's Ousel Mid B-Dry. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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