Jackets & Coats Allbirds Full Zip Wool Blend Puffer Jacket Women Size Small vs PICTURE Men's OBJECT 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
Picture Organic Clothing
PICTURE Men's OBJECT JACKET
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possiblewater-repellent coating treatment chemistry (non-PFAS)
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in synthetic portions
PossibleAzo dyes in dyeing and printing
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 DWR treatment chemistry (non-PFAS), Formaldehyde resins in synthetic portions, Azo dyes in dyeing and printing and Coating degradation and reapplication 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 DWR treatment, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- We are less certain about the Picture Organic Clothing grade, at 35% 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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