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.
Decathlon
Forclaz Men's 3-In-1 Waterproof Travel Jacket Travel 500
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
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
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
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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