Women's RainGrip Golf Gloves vs Vice Drip Golf Balls: which is safer?
Vice Drip Golf Balls is the clear pick. FootJoy Women's RainGrip Golf Gloves carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
FootJoy
Women's RainGrip Golf Gloves
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possiblewater-repellent coating fluorochemical treatment (potential PFAS exposure)
PossiblePolyurethane degradation and microplastic shedding
PossibleSkin irritation from coating or accelerators in polyurethane
Our pick
Vice Golf
Vice Drip Golf Balls
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Where these two actually differ
- We flag DWR fluorochemical treatment (potential PFAS exposure), Polyurethane degradation and microplastic shedding and Skin irritation from coating or accelerators in polyurethane on the FootJoy and not on the Vice Golf.
- The FootJoy is synthetic leather/polyurethane with DWR water-repellent treatment where the Vice Golf is synthetic polymer core with urethane/elastomer cover, 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 Vice Golf is the one to buy.
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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