Jackets & Coats Allbirds Full Zip Wool Blend Puffer Jacket Women Size Small vs Men's M10 Anorak: 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
Patagonia
Men's M10 Anorak
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possiblewater-repellent coating treatment chemistry (PFAS or undisclosed alternative)
Possiblewater-repellent coating degradation and microparticle shedding
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 Patagonia.
- We flag DWR treatment chemistry (PFAS or undisclosed alternative) and DWR coating degradation and microparticle shedding on the Patagonia and not on the Allbirds.
- The Allbirds is Wool blend with synthetic fill (likely polyester) where the Patagonia is Nylon with DWR (durable water repellent) finish, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- We are less certain about the Patagonia 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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