Women's Packable Rainfoil Jacket vs TEX Breathable Rainwear CEB Jacket: which is safer?
Eddie Bauer Women's Packable Rainfoil Jacket is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Eddie Bauer
Women's Packable Rainfoil Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating (fluorinated compounds)
Reportedwater-repellent coating degradation and shedding
PossibleNylon microfiber shedding from abrasion
Gore
TEX Breathable Rainwear CEB Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes or heavy metal dyes
PossibleAntimony in polyester layers
ReportedVolatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in DWR coating (fluorinated compounds), DWR coating degradation and shedding and Nylon microfiber shedding from abrasion on the Eddie Bauer and not on the Gore.
- We flag Azo dyes or heavy metal dyes, Antimony in polyester layers, Volatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing and Membrane degradation and microfiber shedding on the Gore and not on the Eddie Bauer.
- The Eddie Bauer is Nylon with DWR water-resistant coating where the Gore is GORE-TEX membrane with DWR finish, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, 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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