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

Scotchgard

Fabric Crafts Water Shield

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

fabric water repellent coating (fluorochemical treatment)

Confidence

45%

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

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Excellent 77/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Polyester fill with polyester cover

Confidence

72%

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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