Chuck Taylor All Star Cx Exp2 4.5 Men A07199C vs Men's Hedgehog 3 Waterproof Shoes: which is safer?
Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Cx Exp2 4.5 Men A07199C is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Converse
Chuck Taylor All Star Cx Exp2 4.5 Men A07199C
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes in canvas
PossibleFormaldehyde resin finishing on canvas
The North Face
Men's Hedgehog 3 Waterproof Shoes
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in textile finishing
ReportedWaterproof coating degradation and leachables
PossibleAzo dyes in textile dyeing
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes in canvas and Formaldehyde resin finishing on canvas on the Converse and not on the The North Face.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in textile finishing, Waterproof coating degradation and leachables, Azo dyes in textile dyeing and DWR coating shedding and microparticles on the The North Face and not on the Converse.
- The Converse is Canvas upper, rubber sole where the The North Face is Textile upper with waterproof coating, rubber sole, 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 Converse is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the The North Face grade, at 45% 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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