Spring Floral Garden Pillow vs Acadia Outdoor 61in Sofa Cushion: which is safer?

ETHAN allen Spring Floral Garden Pillow is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

ETHAN allen Spring Floral Garden Pillow

Ethan Allen

Spring Floral Garden Pillow

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

cotton/polyester blend pillow cover

Confidence

72%

PossibleFormaldehyde in textile finishes

PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic pigments

PossibleVolatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing

Acadia Outdoor 61in Sofa Cushion

Acadia Outdoor 61in Sofa Cushion

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Poor 39/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Polyester cushion cover; likely acrylic or polyester-blend upholstery

Confidence

58%

PossibleStain-resist fluorinated finishes (PFAS-class)

PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) from coating or dyes

LikelyCoating degradation and microplastic shedding

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Formaldehyde in textile finishes, Azo dyes and synthetic pigments and Volatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing on the Ethan Allen and not on the .
  • We flag Stain-resist fluorinated finishes (PFAS-class), Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from coating or dyes, Coating degradation and microplastic shedding and Mildew and bacterial growth if moisture trapped on the and not on the Ethan Allen.
  • The Ethan Allen is cotton/polyester blend pillow cover where the is Polyester cushion cover; likely acrylic or polyester-blend upholstery, 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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