74 in by 19 in Outdoor Solid Polyester Tufted Chaise Lounge Cushion vs Aqua Coral Outdoor Pillow: which is safer?

74 in by 19 in Outdoor Solid Polyester Tufted Chaise Lounge Cushion is the clear pick. ETHAN allen Aqua Coral Outdoor Pillow carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

Blazing Needles

74 in by 19 in Outdoor Solid Polyester Tufted Chaise Lounge Cushion

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Excellent 77/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Polyester fill with polyester cover

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes in polyester textiles

PossibleMicroplastic shedding from fill and cover

ETHAN allen Aqua Coral Outdoor Pillow

Ethan Allen

Aqua Coral Outdoor Pillow

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 18/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Outdoor performance fabric with water-repellent coating (unspecified chemistry)

Confidence

42%

PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating

PossibleMicrofiber shedding from degraded coating

PossiblePolyester fiber shedding (microplastics)

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Azo dyes in polyester textiles and Microplastic shedding from fill and cover on the Blazing Needles and not on the Ethan Allen.
  • We flag PFAS in DWR coating, Microfiber shedding from degraded coating and Polyester fiber shedding (microplastics) on the Ethan Allen and not on the Blazing Needles.
  • The Blazing Needles is Polyester fill with polyester cover where the Ethan Allen is Outdoor performance fabric with DWR coating (unspecified chemistry), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 55 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Blazing Needles is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Ethan Allen grade, at 42% 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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