Jackets & Coats Allbirds Full Zip Wool Blend Puffer Jacket Women Size Small vs Men's Snowdrifter 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

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

Patagonia Men's Snowdrifter Jacket

Patagonia

Men's Snowdrifter Jacket

PFAS grade

Poor 45/100

Overall grade

Poor 37/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

recycled polyester shell with water-repellent coating finish

Confidence

45%

Possiblewater-repellent coating degradation and reapplication uncertainty

PossibleMicroplastic 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 coating degradation and reapplication uncertainty and Microplastic shedding on the Patagonia and not on the Allbirds.
  • The Allbirds is Wool blend with synthetic fill (likely polyester) where the Patagonia is recycled polyester shell with DWR 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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