Waterproofing Wax for Leather vs Outdoor Collection Water Repellent Fabric Protectant Spray: which is safer?

Where these two actually differ

• We flag Respiratory irritation or fume inhalation during application and PFAS in water repellency treatment on the Nikwax and not on the Star brite.
• We flag Inhalation exposure during spray application, Dermal absorption of fluorochemicals, Environmental persistence and bioaccumulation and Coating degradation and microfiber/particle release on the Star brite and not on the Nikwax.
• The Nikwax is wax-based waterproofing where the Star brite is Proprietary water repellent spray coating, unspecified fluorochemistry, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
• The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Nikwax is the one to buy.
• We are less certain about the Star brite grade, at 35% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.