Salewa Review, Is Salewa Non-Toxic?
Salewa averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 12 Salewa products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Salewa 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 Salewa have PFAS, by category
Which Salewa products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Polyester fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Standard practice in mass-market tent waterproofing; Salewa silent on specifics. PFAS bioaccumulates…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- polyester/nylon tent fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- water-repellent coating leachates (composition unknown). Polyester/nylon substrates themselves are chemically…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyester tent fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Volatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing from water-repellent coating. New polyester tents commonly…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyester with water-repellent coating waterproof treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Polyester tent exteriors are routinely treated with water repellents; Salewa does not disclose whether…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyester with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating, unspecified chemistry
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Salewa has not disclosed whether the water-repellent coating treatment uses fluorinated compounds…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyester tent fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Salewa does not disclose water-repellent coating chemistry. Fluorinated PFAS in water-repellent coating…
- Polyester fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, water-repellent coating finish composition is undisclosed. Salewa does not confirm or deny PFAS use.…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- polyester tent fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Salewa does not disclose whether the water-repellent treatment uses fluorocarbon-based (PFAS)…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyester/nylon fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- water-repellent coating degradation and leachables. Salewa does not disclose whether the water-repellent…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyester tent fabric with waterproof coating (type unspecified by brand)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Salewa does not disclose whether the Midway VI water-repellent coating contains PFAS (C6, C8, or GenX…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon ripstop fabric with water-repellent coating (type unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- water-repellent coating composition (fluorocarbon vs. non-fluorocarbon). Salewa has not disclosed whether the…
- Polyester fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs. Polyester textiles are commonly treated with formaldehyde resins during manufacture for…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on AmazonSalewa and PFAS, common questions
- Does Salewa have PFAS?
- Salewa averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 12 Salewa 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 Salewa non-toxic?
- No Salewa product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Salewa Alpine Hut III Tent at 20/100.
- Which Salewa products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Salewa products we have scored are Salewa Sierra Leone III Tent, Salewa PUEZ Trek 2P Tent, Salewa Midway VI Tent. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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