Ruffwear Review, Is Ruffwear Non-Toxic?
Ruffwear averages 30 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 2 Ruffwear products graded as of November 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Ruffwear 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.
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- polyester/nylon with water-resistant treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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- Does Ruffwear have PFAS?
- Ruffwear averages 30 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 2 Ruffwear products graded as of November 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 Ruffwear non-toxic?
- No Ruffwear product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Ruffwear Highlands Dog Pad at 30/100.
- Which Ruffwear products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Ruffwear products we have scored are Basecamp Dog Bed Ruffwear, Ruffwear Highlands Dog Pad. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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