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
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
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
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
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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