Amazon Essentials Light Blue Multicolor Cotton Tablecloth vs Somerly Outdoor Furniture Covers 24"d x: which is safer?
Amazon Essentials Light Blue Multicolor Cotton Tablecloth is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Amazon Essentials Light Blue Multicolor Cotton Tablecloth
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde in finishing resins
PossibleAzo dyes and colorfast concerns
PossibleHeavy metal contaminants in dyes
Ethan Allen
Somerly Outdoor Furniture Covers 24"d x
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyFluorinated water-repellent (water-repellent coating) treatment (suspected PFAS)
PossibleFlame retardants in polyester or finish
ReportedMicrofiber shedding
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Formaldehyde in finishing resins, Azo dyes and colorfast concerns, Heavy metal contaminants in dyes and Microbial growth and mold on the and not on the Ethan Allen.
- We flag Fluorinated water-repellent (DWR) treatment (suspected PFAS), Flame retardants in polyester or finish, Microfiber shedding and Formaldehyde-based sizing or finishing resins on the Ethan Allen and not on the .
- The is 100% cotton where the Ethan Allen is polyester with water-resistant treatment (likely DWR), 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 is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Ethan Allen grade, at 45% confidence against 82%, 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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