Calais Geometric Machine Washable Area Rug vs Adirondack Rug: which is safer?

Safavieh Adirondack Rug is the clear pick. Mohawk Home Calais Geometric Machine Washable Area Rug carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Mohawk Home Calais Geometric Machine Washable Area Rug

Mohawk Home

Calais Geometric Machine Washable Area Rug

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 4/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Polypropylene with unspecified stain/water-resistant treatment

Confidence

45%

LikelyFluorochemical stain/water-resistant treatment (non-PFAS alternatives unknown)

PossibleCoating degradation and microplastic shedding

PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) from finishing resins

Our pick

Safavieh Adirondack Rug

Safavieh

Adirondack Rug

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Poor 49/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Polypropylene and polyester blend with acrylic backing

Confidence

72%

PossibleVolatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from acrylic backing and dyes

LikelyMicrofiber shedding from polypropylene and polyester blend

PossibleAcrylic backing degradation and leachables over time

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fluorochemical stain/water-resistant treatment (non-PFAS alternatives unknown), Coating degradation and microplastic shedding and Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from finishing resins on the Mohawk Home and not on the Safavieh.
  • We flag Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from acrylic backing and dyes, Microfiber shedding from polypropylene and polyester blend and Acrylic backing degradation and leachables over time on the Safavieh and not on the Mohawk Home.
  • The Mohawk Home is Polypropylene with unspecified stain/water-resistant treatment where the Safavieh is Polypropylene and polyester blend with acrylic backing, 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 Safavieh is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Mohawk Home 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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