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

Demon

United All Season Ski & Snowboard Speed Wax Kit

PFAS grade

Poor 40/100

Overall grade

Bad 14/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Hydrocarbon ski wax blend with unknown water-repellent treatment

Confidence

35%

LikelyPFAS in water-repellent treatment (graded separately)

PossibleHydrocarbon inhalation during application

PossibleThermal decomposition of fluorine 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 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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