Malbon Golf X Honma Men Performance Glove vs Vice Drip Golf Balls: which is safer?
Vice Drip Golf Balls is the clear pick. Malbon Golf X Honma Men Performance Glove carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Honma
Malbon Golf X Honma Men Performance Glove
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Likelywater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) Treatment - PFAS Likely
PossiblePolyurethane Degradation and Leachable Additives
PossibleAllergic Contact Dermatitis from Treatment Chemicals
Our pick
Vice Golf
Vice Drip Golf Balls
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Durable Water Repellent (DWR) Treatment - PFAS Likely, Polyurethane Degradation and Leachable Additives and Allergic Contact Dermatitis from Treatment Chemicals on the Honma and not on the Vice Golf.
- The Honma is synthetic leather/polyurethane blend with moisture-wicking treatment where the Vice Golf is synthetic polymer core with urethane/elastomer cover, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Vice Golf is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Honma 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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