Ladies Small Acushnet Golf Glove White Lh vs Vice Drip Golf Balls: which is safer?
Vice Drip Golf Balls is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Acushnet
Ladies Small Acushnet Golf Glove White Lh
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
leather or synthetic leather with cotton lining
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes or heavy metals in dyes
PossibleSynthetic leather polymer off-gassing (if polyurethane/PVC)
PossibleFormaldehyde in cotton finishing resins
Our pick
Vice Golf
Vice Drip Golf Balls
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Excellent 85/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
none flagged
Material
synthetic polymer core with urethane/elastomer cover
Confidence
72%
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes or heavy metals in dyes, Synthetic leather polymer off-gassing (if polyurethane/PVC), Formaldehyde in cotton finishing resins and Degradation and microfiber shedding over time on the Acushnet and not on the Vice Golf.
- The Acushnet is leather or synthetic leather with cotton lining where the Vice Golf is synthetic polymer core with urethane/elastomer cover, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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