Crate & Barrel Organic Cotton Natural Taupe Window Curtain Panel vs Seaton Textured Cotton Light Filtering Curtain: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
Crate and Barrel
Crate & Barrel Organic Cotton Natural Taupe Window Curtain Panel
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
organic cotton, no applied coating mentioned
Confidence
78%
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal mordants
PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) or off-gassing
Pottery Barn
Seaton Textured Cotton Light Filtering Curtain
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
100% cotton, uncoated
Confidence
78%
PossibleAzo dyes (synthetic dye toxicity)
PossibleVOC off-gassing (formaldehyde, toluene, xylene from sizing or packaging adhesives)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and heavy metal mordants and Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or off-gassing on the Crate and Barrel and not on the Pottery Barn.
- We flag Azo dyes (synthetic dye toxicity) and VOC off-gassing (formaldehyde, toluene, xylene from sizing or packaging adhesives) on the Pottery Barn and not on the Crate and Barrel.
- The Crate and Barrel is organic cotton, no applied coating mentioned where the Pottery Barn is 100% cotton, uncoated, 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.
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