Jackets & Coats Allbirds Full Zip Wool Blend Puffer Jacket Women Size Small vs Men's Rival Insulated 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

Allbirds

Jackets & Coats Allbirds Full Zip Wool Blend Puffer Jacket Women Size Small

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Wool blend with synthetic fill (likely polyester)

Confidence

72%

Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating composition

PossibleSynthetic fill microplastic shedding

PossibleCoating degradation and leachables from synthetic lining

Spyder Men's Rival Insulated Jacket

Spyder

Men's Rival Insulated Jacket

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 8/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Polyester shell with water-repellent coating treatment; synthetic insulation

Confidence

45%

Possiblewater-repellent coating (PFAS status unknown)

PossiblePolyester fiber degradation and microfiber shedding

PossibleAdhesive or glue off-gassing from seam tape or bonding

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 Spyder.
  • We flag DWR coating (PFAS status unknown), Polyester fiber degradation and microfiber shedding and Adhesive or glue off-gassing from seam tape or bonding on the Spyder and not on the Allbirds.
  • The Allbirds is Wool blend with synthetic fill (likely polyester) where the Spyder is Polyester shell with DWR treatment; synthetic insulation, 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 Spyder grade, at 45% 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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