Army Leather Heli Ski Glove vs Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's: which is safer?
Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's is the clear pick. Hestra Army Leather Heli Ski Glove carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Hestra
Army Leather Heli Ski Glove
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possiblewater-repellent coating treatment composition (undisclosed fluorochemical or PFAS)
PossibleGrip coating or palm reinforcement toxicity
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 DWR treatment composition (undisclosed fluorochemical or PFAS) and Grip coating or palm reinforcement toxicity on the Hestra 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 Hestra.
- The Hestra is Leather shell with DWR (durable water repellent) treatment 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 Hestra grade, at 45% 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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