Cushion Support Replacement Insoles Navy Blue Tr-3 Tr-4 10ar Mens 10 vs Pulse Performance Insoles: which is safer?
PowerStep Pulse Performance Insoles is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Brooks
Cushion Support Replacement Insoles Navy Blue Tr-3 Tr-4 10ar Mens 10
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 49/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Foam cushioning, textile cover
Confidence
72%
PossibleFormaldehyde in textile finish and dyes
PossibleAzo dyes in textile cover
PossibleFoam degradation and microplastics
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 Formaldehyde in textile finish and dyes, Azo dyes in textile cover, Foam degradation and microplastics and Allergic sensitization to dyes or adhesives 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, textile cover where the Powerstep is EVA foam, gel, fabric blend, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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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