GlideMAX Quick Rub-On Ski & Snowboard Wax vs Star Nf Non-Fluoro Ski Glide Wax 60 G: which is safer?

Star Nf Non-Fluoro Ski Glide Wax 60 G is the clear pick. GlideMAX Quick Rub-On Ski & Snowboard Wax carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

GlideMAX Quick Rub-On Ski & Snowboard Wax

GlideMAX Quick Rub-On Ski & Snowboard Wax

PFAS grade

Good 50/100

Overall grade

Bad 24/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Hydrocarbon wax blend (composition unspecified)

Confidence

35%

LikelyFluorinated additives (undisclosed PFAS-class compounds)

PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOC) from hydrocarbon wax

PossibleInhalation of wax dust during application

Our pick

Star Nf Non-Fluoro Ski Glide Wax 60 G

Star Ski Wax

Star Nf Non-Fluoro Ski Glide Wax 60 G

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 88/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

hydrocarbon ski wax (non-fluorinated)

Confidence

78%

PossibleVolatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and mineral oil vapor

PossibleSkin sensitization or contact dermatitis

PossibleIngestion risk in children

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fluorinated additives (undisclosed PFAS-class compounds), Volatile organic compounds (VOC) from hydrocarbon wax and Inhalation of wax dust during application on the and not on the Star Ski Wax.
  • We flag Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and mineral oil vapor, Skin sensitization or contact dermatitis and Ingestion risk in children on the Star Ski Wax and not on the .
  • The is Hydrocarbon wax blend (composition unspecified) where the Star Ski Wax is hydrocarbon ski wax (non-fluorinated), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 50 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Star Ski Wax is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the grade, at 35% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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