(insoles Only) For Men's Adrenaline Gts 24 Running Size12 vs Pulse Performance Insoles: which is safer?
PowerStep Pulse Performance Insoles is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Brooks
(insoles Only) For Men's Adrenaline Gts 24 Running Size12
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 12/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
foam cushioning with moisture-wicking fabric, likely water-repellent coating-treated textile layer
Confidence
45%
Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating chemicals
PossiblePolyurethane foam degradation and off-gassing
Our pick
Powerstep
Pulse Performance Insoles
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
EVA foam, gel, fabric blend
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes in fabric blend
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in fabric finishing
Where these two actually differ
- We flag DWR (durable water repellent) coating chemicals and Polyurethane foam degradation and off-gassing on the Brooks and not on the Powerstep.
- We flag Azo dyes in fabric blend and Formaldehyde resins in fabric finishing on the Powerstep and not on the Brooks.
- The Brooks is foam cushioning with moisture-wicking fabric, likely DWR-treated textile layer where the Powerstep is EVA foam, gel, fabric blend, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Powerstep is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Brooks grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
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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