Jackets & Coats Allbirds Full Zip Wool Blend Puffer Jacket Women Size Small vs Men's Hooded Zip-front Ski 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

Phenix Men's Hooded Zip-front Ski Jacket

Phenix

Men's Hooded Zip-front Ski Jacket

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Polyester blend with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish

Confidence

42%

Likelywater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) chemistry - PFAS status unknown

PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants

PossiblePolyester microfiber shedding during washing

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 Phenix.
  • We flag Durable water-repellent (DWR) chemistry - PFAS status unknown, Azo dyes and synthetic colorants, Polyester microfiber shedding during washing and Coating degradation and exposure to underlying materials on the Phenix and not on the Allbirds.
  • The Allbirds is Wool blend with synthetic fill (likely polyester) where the Phenix is Polyester blend with DWR (durable water-repellent) finish, 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 Phenix grade, at 42% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

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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