74 in by 19 in Outdoor Solid Polyester Tufted Chaise Lounge Cushion vs Lyon Club Chair Cushion Standard Sunbrella Performance Canvas: which is safer?
74 in by 19 in Outdoor Solid Polyester Tufted Chaise Lounge Cushion is the clear pick. Williams Sonoma Lyon Club Chair Cushion Standard Sunbrella Performance Canvas 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
Williams Sonoma
Lyon Club Chair Cushion Standard Sunbrella Performance Canvas
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating (fluorocarbon-based water repellency)
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from acrylic fiber
ReportedDegradation of water-repellent coating over time
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 Williams Sonoma.
- We flag PFAS in DWR coating (fluorocarbon-based water repellency), Microplastic shedding from acrylic fiber and Degradation of DWR coating over time on the Williams Sonoma and not on the Blazing Needles.
- The Blazing Needles is Polyester fill with polyester cover where the Williams Sonoma is Sunbrella Performance Canvas (acrylic-based fabric with DWR coating), 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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