BLAZE PLUS JACKET Black - 2M350/BLK Small vs Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket: which is safer?

Patagonia Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Cannondale BLAZE PLUS JACKET Black - 2M350/BLK Small

Cannondale

BLAZE PLUS JACKET Black - 2M350/BLK Small

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

synthetic fabric blend with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish

Confidence

35%

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in synthetic textiles

PossibleAzo dyes in black colorant

Reportedwater-repellent coating degradation and leachables

Our pick

Patagonia Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket

Patagonia

Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket

PFAS grade

Poor 45/100

Overall grade

Bad 17/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

polyester shell with water-repellent coating finish

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and color fastness

PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber

Reportedwater-repellent coating degradation and re-treatment chemicals

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Formaldehyde resins in synthetic textiles, Azo dyes in black colorant, DWR coating degradation and leachables and Synthetic microfiber shedding on the Cannondale and not on the Patagonia.
  • We flag Azo dyes and color fastness, Antimony in polyester fiber, DWR coating degradation and re-treatment chemicals and Unverified DWR chemistry on the Patagonia and not on the Cannondale.
  • The Cannondale is synthetic fabric blend with durable water repellent (DWR) finish where the Patagonia is polyester shell with DWR finish, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Patagonia is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Cannondale grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

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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