Jackets & Coats Allbirds Full Zip Wool Blend Puffer Jacket Women Size Small vs OROSI Men's Snow 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
OROSI Men's Snow Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTeflon-type coating/Teflon-type coating-alternative fume risk
ReportedMicroplastic shedding from polyester fiber
PossibleAntimony in polyester
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 PTFE/PTFE-alternative fume risk, Microplastic shedding from polyester fiber, Antimony in polyester and DWR coating degradation and unknown reapplication chemistry on the and not on the Allbirds.
- The Allbirds is Wool blend with synthetic fill (likely polyester) where the is recycled polyester, synthetic insulation; DWR treatment details unspecified, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
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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