Do The North Face rain jackets have PFAS?
The North Face rain jackets average 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 8 The North Face rain jackets graded as of October 2026, level with the 20 out of 100 median for the 19 other rain jackets brands graded alongside it.
The North Face rain jackets average Bad on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 50% of the rain jackets 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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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.
Which The North Face rain jackets contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Gore-Tex membrane (Teflon-type coating-based Teflon-family coating) with nylon shell
- Teflon-type coating membrane off-gassing / inhalation risk. Cured Teflon-type coating is stable at normal…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyester shell with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) treatment
- water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating chemistry. Standard polyester rain jackets almost…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon ripstop with water-repellent coating finish
- PFAS. Nylon rain jackets commonly use PFAS-based water-repellent coating coatings; no public disclosure from…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyester softshell with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- PFAS. Water-repellent finishes on softshell jackets commonly use perfluorinated compounds. The North Face…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon DryVent™ waterproof-breathable membrane with water-repellent coating treatment
- water-repellent coating degradation and re-treatment exposure. As the water-repellent coating treatment…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon shell with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish
- water-repellent coating composition (fluorochemical unknown). The product uses an undisclosed water-repellent…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon shell with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- PFAS. Industry standard for rain jackets at this price point is PFAS-based water-repellent coating; The North…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon shell with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) treatment
- PFAS. The specific PFAS compound in this jacket's water-repellent coating is not disclosed by The North Face.…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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