Forclaz Men's 3-In-1 Waterproof Travel Jacket Travel 500 vs Mens Balance Made In Usa Cycling Jacket Windbreaker Water Resistant: which is safer?

Mens Balance Made In Usa Cycling Jacket Windbreaker Water Resistant is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Forclaz Men's 3-In-1 Waterproof Travel Jacket Travel 500

Decathlon

Forclaz Men's 3-In-1 Waterproof Travel Jacket Travel 500

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

Polyester with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating treatment, unspecified)

Confidence

45%

LikelyFluorinated water-repellent coating (PFAS uncertainty)

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in fabric finishing

PossibleAzo dyes in synthetic colorants

Our pick

Mens Balance Made In Usa Cycling Jacket Windbreaker Water Resistant

Mens Balance Made In Usa Cycling Jacket Windbreaker Water Resistant

PFAS grade

Poor 25/100

Overall grade

Bad 17/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Synthetic fabric with water-resistant water-repellent coating, unspecified

Confidence

35%

Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating composition (non-PFAS hazards)

PossibleMicroplastic shedding from synthetic fabric

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fluorinated DWR coating (PFAS uncertainty), Formaldehyde resins in fabric finishing, Azo dyes in synthetic colorants and Adhesive off-gassing from 3-in-1 construction on the Decathlon and not on the .
  • We flag Durable water-repellent (DWR) coating composition (non-PFAS hazards) and Microplastic shedding from synthetic fabric on the and not on the Decathlon.
  • The Decathlon is Polyester with water-repellent coating (DWR treatment, unspecified) where the is Synthetic fabric with water-resistant DWR coating, unspecified, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are 5 points apart, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

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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