Which The North Face products should I avoid?

The lowest-graded The North Face products we have scored are The North Face Women's VECTIV Fastpack Insulated Waterproof Hiking Boots, The North Face Men's Montana Ski Gloves, The North Face Men's Hedgehog 3 Mid Waterproof Hiking Boots. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.

22Bad

The North Face Review, Is The North Face Non-Toxic?

The verdict October 2026

The North Face averages 22 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 68 The North Face products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.

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The North Face grades Bad on our four-band scale.

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.

What The North Face says and does about PFAS

We could not load a PFAS statement from The North Face's own website, so we found no PFAS statement from The North Face itself in our fetch. EcoWatch reported in 2021 that parent VF Corporation announced a company-wide PFAS phase-out, and a Better Trail review says The North Face reported reaching that goal in 2025. Greenpeace lab tests in 2016 named The North Face among brands with PFCs in outdoor gear.

Medical referenceEcoWatch reported in 2021 that VF Corporation, which owns The North Face, announced a company-wide PFAS phase-out mostly by 2025. EcoWatch ↗
Medical referenceBetter Trail says The North Face reported eliminating PFAS use in mid 2025. This is a third party account of the brand's report, not the brand's own page. Better Trail ↗
Independent testGreenpeace's 2016 lab tests reported PFCs in products from The North Face and other outdoor brands. It found a North Face pair of gloves was one of only four items free of PFCs. FashionUnited reporting on Greenpeace ↗
Independent testMamavation notes Pertex fabrics used by The North Face and others come in both fluorinated and non-fluorinated versions, so the brand's fabric choice matters. Mamavation ↗

Sources checked September 29, 2026. A brand statement is the company’s own claim, which we report but have not verified. Our grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests.

The North Face is one of the brands we researched by hand for our record of what every brand has published about PFAS, where the same question is answered for each of them in one line.

Does The North Face have PFAS, by category

Which The North Face products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

The North Face

Hiking Crew Socks

65GoodPFAS grade

Merino wool blend / synthetic fibers (polyester, nylon)
Formaldehyde / VOCs. Polyester and nylon blends may be treated with formaldehyde-based resins for wrinkle…

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

The North Face Review, Is The North Face Non-Toxic?

What The North Face says and does about PFAS

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