Jackets & Coats Allbirds Full Zip Wool Blend Puffer Jacket Women Size Small vs Picture Women's Seakrest 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 Women's Seakrest Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyMicroplastic shedding from recycled polyester
Possiblewater-repellent coating chemistry (unstated replacement for PFAS)
ReportedCoating degradation and leaching over time
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 Microplastic shedding from recycled polyester, DWR coating chemistry (unstated replacement for PFAS) and Coating degradation and leaching over time 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 Recycled polyester with PFC-free DWR treatment, 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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