United All Season Ski & Snowboard Speed Wax Kit 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. Demon United All Season Ski & Snowboard Speed Wax Kit carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Demon
United All Season Ski & Snowboard Speed Wax Kit
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent treatment (graded separately)
PossibleHydrocarbon inhalation during application
PossibleThermal decomposition of fluorine additives
Our pick
Star Ski Wax
Star Nf Non-Fluoro Ski Glide Wax 60 G
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleVolatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and mineral oil vapor
PossibleSkin sensitization or contact dermatitis
PossibleIngestion risk in children
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in water-repellent treatment (graded separately), Hydrocarbon inhalation during application and Thermal decomposition of fluorine additives on the Demon 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 Demon.
- The Demon is Hydrocarbon ski wax blend with unknown water-repellent treatment where the Star Ski Wax is hydrocarbon ski wax (non-fluorinated), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 60 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 Demon 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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