Does Swix ski & sports wax have PFAS?
Swix ski & sports wax averages 89 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 21 Swix ski & sports wax products graded as of November 2026, above the 81 out of 100 median for the 31 other ski & sports wax brands graded alongside it.
Swix ski & sports wax averages Excellent on our four-band scale. 18 of the 21 we graded are worth buying.
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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Swix ski & sports wax worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
- hydrocarbon wax blend (synthetic/paraffin-based)
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from wax vapor. Hydrocarbon waxes release low levels of VOCs during…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Hydrocarbon ski wax blend
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Inhalation of wax vapors during application. Heating hydrocarbon wax to iron-on temperature (140-160°C) may…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Hydrocarbon wax blend (paraffin/mineral wax base)
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Inhalation of friction particles and fumes during application. Ski wax application by iron or scraping…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- hydrocarbon-based ski wax blend
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Volatile organic compound (VOC) inhalation during application. Melting hydrocarbon wax on a heated iron…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Paraffin wax with cork
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Particulate inhalation during application. Ironing paraffin wax and cork onto ski bases generates vapor and…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Hydrocarbon wax blend, paraffin or synthetic base
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from heating or friction. Hydrocarbon waxes may release low levels of…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Hydrocarbon wax blend (paraffin/synthetic base)
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) / inhalation during application. Hydrocarbon wax blends release low levels…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- hydrocarbon wax blend
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during application. Liquid waxes may contain minor solvents to maintain…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- hydrocarbon wax blend
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Hydrocarbon volatility and inhalation risk. Liquid hydrocarbon waxes release vapor and fine mist during…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Hydrocarbon base wax blend
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Environmental persistence and bioaccumulation. While the manufacturer claims this product is PFAS-free…
- Hydrocarbon ski wax, liquid formulation
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from hydrocarbon carrier solvents. Liquid ski waxes typically contain…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Hydrocarbon-based ski wax (paraffin/synthetic blend)
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Combustion by-products during hot application. Iron-on application of hydrocarbon wax at 120-150°C can…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- hydrocarbon wax blend
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Inhalation of hydrocarbon vapors during heating/application. Wax melting or friction heating during use may…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Bio-based paraffin blend wax
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Combustion/heating fume inhalation. Paraffin wax heated above ~100C releases low levels of volatile organic…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Hydrocarbon wax blend
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and inhalation risk. Hydrocarbon waxes release minor VOCs when heated…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Hydrocarbon wax blend (paraffin/synthetic hydrocarbon base)
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from heating. Hydrocarbon waxes can release low levels of VOC fumes when…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- hydrocarbon ski wax blend, composition unspecified
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Hydrocarbon vapor inhalation (acute). Heating or friction-applying hydrocarbon wax can release volatile…
- Ski wax base and glide coat, composition unspecified
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Thermal decomposition / fume inhalation. Ski wax is applied by heated iron, which can generate organic vapors…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Which Swix ski & sports wax contains PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Fluorocarbon-based water-repellent coating treatment for ski/snowboard bases
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (thermal degradation). If the fluorocarbon treatment is heated during storage…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Hydrocarbon wax blend with fluorocarbon water-repellent additives (typical for ski waxes)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Ski waxes commonly contain PFAS-based fluorocarbons for performance; Swix has not disclosed whether…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Liquid hydrocarbon wax with unknown fluorinated additives or water-repellent treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Swix does not disclose whether TS10L contains perfluorinated water-repellents. Industry practice…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Graded higher than the Swix average of 89.
- hydrocarbon ski wax (non-fluorinated)
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and mineral oil vapor
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- hydrocarbon wax blend
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Thermal degradation and fume emission
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Wax-based ski base, fluorine-free formulation
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Inhalation of wax particulates and volatiles during application
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Best average grade first. Swix averages 89.
See every Swix product we grade on the Swix brand page, or the full ski & sports wax ranking.