Texapore Waterproof Gloves vs Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's: which is safer?

Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's is the clear pick. Jack Wolfskin Texapore Waterproof Gloves carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Jack Wolfskin Texapore Waterproof Gloves

Jack Wolfskin

Texapore Waterproof Gloves

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

Texapore membrane (polyurethane-based waterproof coating)

Confidence

45%

LikelyPFAS in waterproof membrane

PossibleFormaldehyde in textile finishes

PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal pigments

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 PFAS in waterproof membrane, Formaldehyde in textile finishes, Microplastic shedding from synthetic membranes and Polyurethane off-gassing (VOCs) on the Jack Wolfskin and not on the Patagonia.
  • We flag Microplastic shedding during wash on the Patagonia and not on the Jack Wolfskin.
  • Both carry a flag for Azo dyes and heavy metal pigments, so neither choice avoids it.
  • The Jack Wolfskin is Texapore membrane (polyurethane-based waterproof coating) 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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