Anfibio Winter Rain Gloves vs Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's: which is safer?
Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's is the clear pick. Q36.5 Anfibio Winter Rain Gloves carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Q36.5
Anfibio Winter Rain Gloves
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating chemistry (non-PFAS assessment)
PossibleCoating degradation and microparticle release
Our pick
Patagonia
Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal pigments
PossibleMicroplastic shedding during wash
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Durable water repellent (DWR) coating chemistry (non-PFAS assessment) and Coating degradation and microparticle release on the Q36.5 and not on the Patagonia.
- We flag Azo dyes and heavy metal pigments and Microplastic shedding during wash on the Patagonia and not on the Q36.5.
- The Q36.5 is Fabric with DWR (durable water repellent) treatment, composition unspecified where the Patagonia is Polyester fleece (recycled), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 70 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Patagonia is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Q36.5 grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, 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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