Jackets & Coats Allbirds Full Zip Wool Blend Puffer Jacket Women Size Small vs Jacket The North Face Men's ThermoBall Eco Snow Triclimate: which is safer?

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 The North Face.
• We flag Fluorochemical DWR finish (PFAS-related but assessed separately) and Coating degradation and microfiber shedding on the The North Face and not on the Allbirds.
• The Allbirds is Wool blend with synthetic fill (likely polyester) where the The North Face is Nylon with DWR finish; ThermoBall 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 The North Face grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.