74 in by 19 in Outdoor Solid Polyester Tufted Chaise Lounge Cushion vs Block Print Spice Outdoor Hinged Cushion: which is safer?
74 in by 19 in Outdoor Solid Polyester Tufted Chaise Lounge Cushion is the clear pick. At Home Block Print Spice Outdoor Hinged Cushion 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
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes in polyester textiles
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from fill and cover
At Home
Block Print Spice Outdoor Hinged Cushion
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating (fluorinated finish)
PossibleAzo dyes and colorfast agents in block print
ReportedMicroplastic shedding from polyester fiber
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 At Home.
- We flag PFAS in water-repellent coating (fluorinated finish), Azo dyes and colorfast agents in block print, Microplastic shedding from polyester fiber and Formaldehyde in textile finishing resins on the At Home and not on the Blazing Needles.
- The Blazing Needles is Polyester fill with polyester cover where the At Home is polyester with water-repellent treatment, 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 At Home grade, at 45% 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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