Stormlock Handschuhe Herren Glove Jack Wolfskin Winter Herren Fleece Gloves Jack Wolfskin vs Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's: which is safer?

Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's is the clear pick. Jack Wolfskin Stormlock Handschuhe Herren Glove Jack Wolfskin Winter Herren Fleece Gloves Jack Wolfskin carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Jack Wolfskin Stormlock Handschuhe Herren Glove Jack Wolfskin Winter Herren Fleece Gloves Jack Wolfskin

Jack Wolfskin

Stormlock Handschuhe Herren Glove Jack Wolfskin Winter Herren Fleece Gloves Jack Wolfskin

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Fleece/synthetic fiber with water-repellent treatment

Confidence

45%

LikelyFluorinated water-repellent coating (PFAS class compound)

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in synthetic fiber finishing

PossibleSynthetic coating microfiber shedding

Our pick

Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's

Patagonia

Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's

PFAS grade

Excellent 90/100

Overall grade

Excellent 82/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Polyester fleece (recycled)

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal pigments

PossibleMicroplastic shedding during wash

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fluorinated water-repellent coating (PFAS class compound), Formaldehyde resins in synthetic fiber finishing and Synthetic coating microfiber shedding 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 Fleece/synthetic fiber with 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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