Mens Balance Made In Usa Cycling Jacket Windbreaker Water Resistant vs Men's Fast Days Jacket: which is safer?
Mens Balance Made In Usa Cycling Jacket Windbreaker Water Resistant is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Mens Balance Made In Usa Cycling Jacket Windbreaker Water Resistant
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating composition (non-PFAS hazards)
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from synthetic fabric
New Balance
Men's Fast Days Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating
PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) and off-gassing
Reportedwater-repellent coating degradation and reapplication
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Durable water-repellent (DWR) coating composition (non-PFAS hazards) and Microplastic shedding from synthetic fabric on the and not on the New Balance.
- We flag PFAS in DWR coating, Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and off-gassing and DWR coating degradation and reapplication on the New Balance and not on the .
- The is Synthetic fabric with water-resistant DWR coating, unspecified where the New Balance is Synthetic shell with DWR coating, lining unspecified, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are 5 points apart, 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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