Jackets & Coats Allbirds Full Zip Wool Blend Puffer Jacket Women Size Small vs Picture Exa Jacket Women's: 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
Picture Organic Clothing
Picture Exa Jacket Women's
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleWater-resistant coating durability and reapplication burden
PossibleCoating leachables during wear and laundering
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 Picture Organic Clothing.
- We flag Water-resistant coating durability and reapplication burden and Coating leachables during wear and laundering on the Picture Organic Clothing and not on the Allbirds.
- The Allbirds is Wool blend with synthetic fill (likely polyester) where the Picture Organic Clothing is Organic cotton/synthetic blend with water-resistant coating, 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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