30Poor

Do Sunbrella outdoor furniture cushion protectants have PFAS?

The verdict
Sunbrella outdoor furniture cushion protectants average 30 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 18 Sunbrella outdoor furniture cushion protectants graded as of October 2026, below the 36 out of 100 median for the 48 other outdoor furniture cushion protectants brands graded alongside it.
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Sunbrella outdoor furniture cushion protectants average Poor on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 20% of the outdoor furniture cushion protectants brands we grade.

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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  • Sunbrella acrylic fabric with proprietary water-repellent coating finish
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  • Sunbrella acrylic solution-dyed fabric with proprietary water/stain repellent
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30PoorPFAS grade
  • Solution-dyed acrylic with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish
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  • Sunbrella acrylic fabric with water-repellent coating treatment
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  • water-repellent coating degradation and microparticle shedding. As the water-repellent coating wears over 3-5…

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  • Sunbrella acrylic blend fabric with water and stain repellent treatment
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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  • Sunbrella acrylic fabric with durable water/stain repellent finish
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  • Sunbrella acrylic fabric with stain/water treatment
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30PoorPFAS grade
  • Solution-dyed acrylic fabric with water-repellent coating finish
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Outdoor Custom Cushion Covers

30PoorPFAS grade
  • Sunbrella acrylic fabric with water-repellent coating treatment
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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30PoorPFAS grade
  • Acrylic fabric with water and stain resistance treatment
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2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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75ExcellentPFAS grade
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