Mens Balance Made In Usa Cycling Jacket Windbreaker Water Resistant vs Men's and Big Men's Kinetic Jacket, Sizes Xs-5xl, Size: 2XL, Black: 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
Reebok
Men's and Big Men's Kinetic Jacket, Sizes Xs-5xl, Size: 2XL, Black
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and colorfast stability
PossibleAntimony in polyester fibers
LikelyMicroplastic shedding during wear and wash
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 Reebok.
- We flag Azo dyes and colorfast stability, Antimony in polyester fibers, Microplastic shedding during wear and wash and DWR coating degradation and unknown breakdown products on the Reebok and not on the .
- The is Synthetic fabric with water-resistant DWR coating, unspecified where the Reebok is Synthetic blend with DWR water-resistant coating, 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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