Jackets & Coats Allbirds Full Zip Wool Blend Puffer Jacket Women Size Small vs Men's Absolute 3L 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
Salomon
Men's Absolute 3L Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating
PossibleFormaldehyde-based fabric finishes (wrinkle-resist, mildew-resist)
PossibleAzo dyes in colored textile
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 Salomon.
- We flag PFAS in DWR coating, Formaldehyde-based fabric finishes (wrinkle-resist, mildew-resist), Azo dyes in colored textile and Polyester microfiber shedding during washing on the Salomon and not on the Allbirds.
- The Allbirds is Wool blend with synthetic fill (likely polyester) where the Salomon is 3L fabric with DWR coating, 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 Salomon grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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