Men's Silver Ridge Convertible Pant vs Women's All Seasons Pull-On Pants: which is safer?

Columbia Women's All Seasons Pull-On Pants is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Columbia Men's Silver Ridge Convertible Pant

Columbia

Men's Silver Ridge Convertible Pant

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 12/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

nylon/polyester blend with water-repellent coating finish

Confidence

45%

Possiblewater-repellent coating degradation and leaching

PossibleSynthetic fiber shedding (microplastics)

Our pick

Columbia Women's All Seasons Pull-On Pants

Columbia

Women's All Seasons Pull-On Pants

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 47/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Nylon/polyester blend knit, no stated water-repellent finish

Confidence

72%

PossibleFormaldehyde resins (anti-wrinkle, sizing)

ReportedMicroplastics shedding

PossibleAntimony in polyester

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag DWR coating degradation and leaching and Synthetic fiber shedding (microplastics) on the Columbia and not on the Columbia.
  • We flag Formaldehyde resins (anti-wrinkle, sizing), Microplastics shedding and Antimony in polyester on the Columbia and not on the Columbia.
  • The Columbia is nylon/polyester blend with DWR finish where the Columbia is Nylon/polyester blend knit, no stated water-repellent finish, 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 Columbia is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Columbia 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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