Women's All Seasons Pull-On Pants vs Abisko Lite Trekking Trousers Men's: which is safer?
Columbia Women's All Seasons Pull-On Pants is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Columbia
Women's All Seasons Pull-On Pants
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins (anti-wrinkle, sizing)
ReportedMicroplastics shedding
PossibleAntimony in polyester
Fjallraven
Abisko Lite Trekking Trousers Men's
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and colorfast heavy metals
LikelyMicrofiber shedding during laundering
Possiblewater-repellent coating durability and reapplication hazard
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Formaldehyde resins (anti-wrinkle, sizing), Microplastics shedding and Antimony in polyester on the Columbia and not on the Fjallraven.
- We flag Azo dyes and colorfast heavy metals, Microfiber shedding during laundering and DWR coating durability and reapplication hazard on the Fjallraven and not on the Columbia.
- The Columbia is Nylon/polyester blend knit, no stated water-repellent finish where the Fjallraven is G-1000 fabric (65% polyester/35% cotton blend) with DWR 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.
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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