Jackets & Coats Allbirds Full Zip Wool Blend Puffer Jacket Women Size Small vs Wool Puffer Jacket Ecru Size L International: which is safer?

Allbirds Jackets & Coats Allbirds Full Zip Wool Blend Puffer Jacket Women Size Small is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Allbirds Jackets & Coats Allbirds Full Zip Wool Blend Puffer Jacket Women Size Small

Allbirds

Jackets & Coats Allbirds Full Zip Wool Blend Puffer Jacket Women Size Small

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Wool blend with synthetic fill (likely polyester)

Confidence

72%

Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating composition

PossibleSynthetic fill microplastic shedding

PossibleCoating degradation and leachables from synthetic lining

Allbirds Wool Puffer Jacket Ecru Size L International

Allbirds

Wool Puffer Jacket Ecru Size L International

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 43/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Wool, recycled polyester, synthetic down

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metals in synthetic dye stuffs

ReportedMicroplastic shedding from synthetic down and recycled polyester

PossibleWater-repellent coatings (PFAS or alternatives)

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Durable Water Repellent (DWR) coating composition, Synthetic fill microplastic shedding and Coating degradation and leachables from synthetic lining on the Allbirds and not on the Allbirds.
  • We flag Azo dyes and heavy metals in synthetic dye stuffs, Microplastic shedding from synthetic down and recycled polyester, Water-repellent coatings (PFAS or alternatives) and Antimony as catalyst in recycled polyester on the Allbirds and not on the Allbirds.
  • The Allbirds is Wool blend with synthetic fill (likely polyester) where the Allbirds is Wool, recycled polyester, synthetic down, 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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