Men's Loose Fit Heavyweight Storm Defender Jacket vs Women's Packable Rainfoil Jacket: which is safer?
Eddie Bauer Women's Packable Rainfoil Jacket is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Carhartt
Men's Loose Fit Heavyweight Storm Defender Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating water-resistant coating
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in fabric finishing
PossibleAzo dyes in synthetic colorants
Our pick
Eddie Bauer
Women's Packable Rainfoil Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating (fluorinated compounds)
Reportedwater-repellent coating degradation and shedding
PossibleNylon microfiber shedding from abrasion
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in DWR water-resistant coating, Formaldehyde resins in fabric finishing, Azo dyes in synthetic colorants and Coating degradation and microfiber shedding on the Carhartt and not on the Eddie Bauer.
- We flag PFAS in DWR coating (fluorinated compounds), DWR coating degradation and shedding and Nylon microfiber shedding from abrasion on the Eddie Bauer and not on the Carhartt.
- The Carhartt is Cotton/poly blend with DWR water-resistant coating where the Eddie Bauer is Nylon with DWR water-resistant coating, 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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