WEAR Concurve Gtx LE4 Jacket Men's vs Mens Balance Made In Usa Cycling Jacket Windbreaker Water Resistant: which is safer?
Mens Balance Made In Usa Cycling Jacket Windbreaker Water Resistant is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Gore
WEAR Concurve Gtx LE4 Jacket Men's
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Reportedwater-repellent coating degradation over time
PossibleAzo dyes and colorant allergens
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from synthetic shells
Our pick
Mens Balance Made In Usa Cycling Jacket Windbreaker Water Resistant
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating composition (non-PFAS hazards)
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from synthetic fabric
Where these two actually differ
- We flag DWR coating degradation over time, Azo dyes and colorant allergens and Microplastic shedding from synthetic shells on the Gore and not on the .
- We flag Durable water-repellent (DWR) coating composition (non-PFAS hazards) and Microplastic shedding from synthetic fabric on the and not on the Gore.
- The Gore is GORE-TEX fabric with DWR treatment where the is Synthetic fabric with water-resistant DWR coating, unspecified, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are 5 points apart, 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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