74 in by 19 in Outdoor Solid Polyester Tufted Chaise Lounge Cushion vs Crate & Barrel Sunbrella Canvas Outdoor Throw Pillow: which is safer?

74 in by 19 in Outdoor Solid Polyester Tufted Chaise Lounge Cushion is the clear pick. Crate & Barrel Sunbrella Canvas Outdoor Throw 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

Crate & Barrel Sunbrella Canvas Outdoor Throw Pillow

Sunbrella

Crate & Barrel Sunbrella Canvas Outdoor Throw Pillow

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 22/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Sunbrella acrylic canvas with water-repellent coating finish

Confidence

55%

PossibleFlame retardant chemical residues

PossibleVolatile organic compound (VOC) 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 Sunbrella.
  • We flag Flame retardant chemical residues and Volatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing on the Sunbrella and not on the Blazing Needles.
  • The Blazing Needles is Polyester fill with polyester cover where the Sunbrella is Sunbrella acrylic canvas with durable water repellent 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.

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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