Rainfit Golf Gloves vs Men's Profile Complete Golf Set: which is safer?

Wilson Men's Profile Complete Golf Set is the clear pick. Mizuno Rainfit Golf Gloves carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Mizuno Rainfit Golf Gloves

Mizuno

Rainfit Golf Gloves

PFAS grade

Poor 40/100

Overall grade

Bad 24/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

synthetic leather or polyurethane with water-repellent treatment

Confidence

45%

PossibleWater-repellent coating composition (fluorochemical or silicone)

PossibleFormaldehyde-releasing resins in synthetic leather backing

PossibleMicroplastic shedding from degraded synthetic coating

Our pick

Wilson Men's Profile Complete Golf Set

Wilson

Men's Profile Complete Golf Set

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 73/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Steel clubheads, graphite shafts, rubber grips

Confidence

78%

PossibleGraphite shaft resin degradation and fiber exposure

PossibleRubber grip deterioration and skin contact

PossibleNickel or chromium sensitivity from steel clubheads

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Water-repellent coating composition (fluorochemical or silicone), Formaldehyde-releasing resins in synthetic leather backing, Microplastic shedding from degraded synthetic coating and Fungal or bacterial growth in moisture-trapping synthetic material on the Mizuno and not on the Wilson.
  • We flag Graphite shaft resin degradation and fiber exposure, Rubber grip deterioration and skin contact and Nickel or chromium sensitivity from steel clubheads on the Wilson and not on the Mizuno.
  • The Mizuno is synthetic leather or polyurethane with water-repellent treatment where the Wilson is Steel clubheads, graphite shafts, rubber grips, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Wilson is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Mizuno grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, 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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