Women's Packable Rainfoil Jacket vs Men's Seam-Sealed 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
Nautica
Men's Seam-Sealed Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating (reported separately)
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finishes
ReportedCoating degradation and microplastic shedding
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 Nautica.
- We flag PFAS in DWR coating (reported separately), Formaldehyde resins in finishes and Coating degradation and microplastic shedding on the Nautica and not on the Eddie Bauer.
- The Eddie Bauer is Nylon with DWR water-resistant coating where the Nautica is Polyester/nylon with seam-sealed waterproof coating, 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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