Jackets & Coats Allbirds Full Zip Wool Blend Puffer Jacket Women Size Small vs All- Mountain Performance Men's Mtn. Pro 2.0 HS Hooded Jacket: 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
All- Mountain Performance Men's Mtn. Pro 2.0 HS Hooded Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyFluorinated water-repellent coating (PFAS in water repellent coating)
PossibleFormaldehyde-based resins in textile finishing
PossibleAzo dyes in colored polyester and nylon
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 .
- We flag Fluorinated DWR (PFAS in water repellent coating), Formaldehyde-based resins in textile finishing, Azo dyes in colored polyester and nylon and Microplastic shedding from synthetic fibers on the and not on the Allbirds.
- The Allbirds is Wool blend with synthetic fill (likely polyester) where the is Nylon/polyester with DWR (durable water repellent) treatment, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Allbirds is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the 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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