74 in by 19 in Outdoor Solid Polyester Tufted Chaise Lounge Cushion vs 20"x20" Cabana Stripe Outdoor Throw Pillow: which is safer?
74 in by 19 in Outdoor Solid Polyester Tufted Chaise Lounge Cushion is the clear pick. Sunbrella 20"x20" Cabana Stripe 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
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes in polyester textiles
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from fill and cover
Sunbrella
20"x20" Cabana Stripe Outdoor Throw Pillow
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleVOC off-gassing (volatile organic compounds from resins or coatings)
LikelyCoating degradation and leaching of residual treatment chemicals
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 VOC off-gassing (volatile organic compounds from resins or coatings) and Coating degradation and leaching of residual treatment chemicals on the Sunbrella and not on the Blazing Needles.
- The Blazing Needles is Polyester fill with polyester cover where the Sunbrella is Sunbrella acrylic solution-dyed fabric with proprietary water/stain repellent, 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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