SOREL averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 SOREL products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
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SOREL 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.
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Graded and flagged Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
SOREL
Men's Daystorm Horizon GTX
20BadPFAS grade
✓Leather, textile upper with GTX waterproof membrane
⚠We found no PFAS statement from the brand
⚠PFAS, Gore-Tex waterproof layers are treated with fluorochemicals (typically C6 or legacy C8 PFAS) to achieve…
SOREL averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 SOREL 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 SOREL non-toxic?
No SOREL product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Sorel Men's Daystorm Horizon GTX at 20/100.
Which SOREL products should I avoid?
The lowest-graded SOREL products we have scored are Sorel Callsign Horizon Mid GTX Men's, Sorel Revel Rd Women's Waterproof Lace Boot, Sorel Caribou Horizon GTX Women's. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
