Vasque Review, Is Vasque Non-Toxic?
Vasque averages 31 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Vasque products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Vasque grades Poor 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.
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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Does Vasque have PFAS, by category
Which Vasque products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Leather/nubuck upper, synthetic/rubber sole, no coating disclosed
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes (leather/textile coloring). Leather and synthetic components are typically dyed. No test results for…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Leather/synthetic upper with waterproof membrane coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes in leather and synthetics. Brown leather and synthetic uppers are typically dyed with industrial…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Leather/textile upper with Gore-Tex waterproof membrane
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Gore-Tex waterproofing inherently relies on fluorinated polymers (C6 or C8 per-fluorinated compounds).…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nubuck leather, textile, UltraDry waterproof coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. UltraDry waterproofing on hiking boots typically incorporates long-chain PFAS or PFAS alternatives…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on AmazonVasque and PFAS, common questions
- Does Vasque have PFAS?
- Vasque averages 31 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Vasque 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 Vasque non-toxic?
- No Vasque product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Hiking shoes Vasque Women's Horizon Mid at 65/100.
- Which Vasque products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Vasque products we have scored are Vasque Men's Talus AT UltraDry Hiking Boots, Vasque Men's Sundowner GTX, Vasque Men's St. Elias Waterproof Hiking Boots Brown 7.5. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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