All-Temp Snowboard/Ski Wax vs Star Nf Non-Fluoro Ski Glide Wax 60 G: which is safer?

Star Nf Non-Fluoro Ski Glide Wax 60 G is the clear pick. Board Budder All-Temp Snowboard/Ski Wax carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Board Budder All-Temp Snowboard/Ski Wax

Board Budder

All-Temp Snowboard/Ski Wax

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Hydrocarbon wax blend, likely paraffin or synthetic base

Confidence

35%

PossibleHydrocarbon inhalation (paraffin/synthetic wax fumes)

PossibleUndisclosed fluorocarbon (PFAS) additives

Our pick

Star Nf Non-Fluoro Ski Glide Wax 60 G

Star Ski Wax

Star Nf Non-Fluoro Ski Glide Wax 60 G

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 88/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

hydrocarbon ski wax (non-fluorinated)

Confidence

78%

PossibleVolatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and mineral oil vapor

PossibleSkin sensitization or contact dermatitis

PossibleIngestion risk in children

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Hydrocarbon inhalation (paraffin/synthetic wax fumes) and Undisclosed fluorocarbon (PFAS) additives on the Board Budder and not on the Star Ski Wax.
  • We flag Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and mineral oil vapor, Skin sensitization or contact dermatitis and Ingestion risk in children on the Star Ski Wax and not on the Board Budder.
  • The Board Budder is Hydrocarbon wax blend, likely paraffin or synthetic base where the Star Ski Wax is hydrocarbon ski wax (non-fluorinated), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 35 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Star Ski Wax is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Board Budder grade, at 35% confidence against 78%, 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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