74 in by 19 in Outdoor Solid Polyester Tufted Chaise Lounge Cushion vs Clearwater Lounge Chair Cushion: which is safer?
74 in by 19 in Outdoor Solid Polyester Tufted Chaise Lounge Cushion is the clear pick. Serena & Lily Clearwater Lounge Chair 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
Serena & Lily
Clearwater Lounge Chair Cushion
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating finish (graded separately but noted here for context)
PossibleMicrofiber and microplastic shedding
PossibleMaterial degradation and off-gassing
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 Serena & Lily.
- We flag PFAS in DWR finish (graded separately but noted here for context), Microfiber and microplastic shedding and Material degradation and off-gassing on the Serena & Lily and not on the Blazing Needles.
- The Blazing Needles is Polyester fill with polyester cover where the Serena & Lily is Outdoor cushion with durable water-repellent (DWR) finish, 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 Serena & Lily 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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