Fall Line 3 Finger vs Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's: which is safer?
Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's is the clear pick. Hestra Fall Line 3 Finger carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Hestra
Fall Line 3 Finger
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyFluorochemical water-repellent coating treatment (PFAS class)
PossibleAzo dyes or colorfast dye chemistry
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from synthetic blends
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 Fluorochemical DWR treatment (PFAS class), Azo dyes or colorfast dye chemistry and Microplastic shedding from synthetic blends 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 Wool blend with waterproof DWR treatment (presumed fluorochemical) 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: 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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