Fabric Crafts Water Shield vs 74 in by 19 in Outdoor Solid Polyester Tufted Chaise Lounge Cushion: which is safer?
74 in by 19 in Outdoor Solid Polyester Tufted Chaise Lounge Cushion is the clear pick. Scotchgard Fabric Crafts Water Shield carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Scotchgard
Fabric Crafts Water Shield
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in fluorochemical coating
PossibleInhalation risk from spray application
PossibleSkin or eye contact during application
Our pick
Blazing Needles
74 in by 19 in Outdoor Solid Polyester Tufted Chaise Lounge Cushion
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes in polyester textiles
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from fill and cover
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in fluorochemical coating, Inhalation risk from spray application, Skin or eye contact during application and Off-gassing or odor during curing on the Scotchgard and not on the Blazing Needles.
- We flag Azo dyes in polyester textiles and Microplastic shedding from fill and cover on the Blazing Needles and not on the Scotchgard.
- The Scotchgard is fabric water repellent coating (fluorochemical treatment) where the Blazing Needles is Polyester fill with polyester cover, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 55 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Blazing Needles is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Scotchgard grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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