Men's Refl Winter Gloves vs Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's: which is safer?
Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's is the clear pick. Jack Wolfskin Men's Refl Winter Gloves carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Jack Wolfskin
Men's Refl Winter Gloves
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating
PossibleFormaldehyde in synthetic textile finishes
PossibleAzo dyes in colored textiles
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 PFAS in DWR coating, Formaldehyde in synthetic textile finishes, Azo dyes in colored textiles and Microplastic shedding from degraded coating on the Jack Wolfskin 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 Jack Wolfskin.
- The Jack Wolfskin is Synthetic textile 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 Jack Wolfskin 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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