Men's Eason Ski Jacket vs Women's Untracked Jacket: which is safer?

Patagonia Women's Untracked Jacket is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Bogner Men's Eason Ski Jacket

Bogner

Men's Eason Ski Jacket

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 8/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Polyester with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating

Confidence

45%

Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating chemistry

PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber

PossibleMicroplastic shedding from coating degradation

Our pick

Patagonia Women's Untracked Jacket

Patagonia

Women's Untracked Jacket

PFAS grade

Poor 35/100

Overall grade

Bad 17/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

recycled polyester with water-repellent coating treatment

Confidence

42%

PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating finish

ReportedMicroplastics shedding from polyester

PossibleCoating degradation and leaching

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Durable water-repellent (DWR) coating chemistry, Antimony in polyester fiber and Microplastic shedding from coating degradation on the Bogner and not on the Patagonia.
  • We flag PFAS in DWR finish, Microplastics shedding from polyester and Coating degradation and leaching on the Patagonia and not on the Bogner.
  • The Bogner is Polyester with DWR (durable water-repellent) coating where the Patagonia is recycled polyester with DWR treatment, which is most of the difference in these two grades.

Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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