TX5 GTX Men's vs Women's Crosstrak Powder Waterproof: which is safer?
La Sportiva TX5 GTX Men's is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
La Sportiva
TX5 GTX Men's
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 8/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
synthetic textile with Gore-Tex membrane waterproof layer
Confidence
45%
PossibleAzo dyes
PossibleFormaldehyde-releasing resins in finishing
PossibleAntimony in polyester
Salomon
Women's Crosstrak Powder Waterproof
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 6/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Textile with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating, likely fluorocarbon-based
Confidence
45%
PossibleAzo dyes in fabric dyeing
ReportedCoating degradation and microparticle shedding
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes, Formaldehyde-releasing resins in finishing and Antimony in polyester on the La Sportiva and not on the Salomon.
- We flag Azo dyes in fabric dyeing and Coating degradation and microparticle shedding on the Salomon and not on the La Sportiva.
- The La Sportiva is synthetic textile with Gore-Tex membrane waterproof layer where the Salomon is Textile with durable water-repellent (DWR) coating, likely fluorocarbon-based, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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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