Men's Coldshot Sensor Gloves vs Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's: which is safer?
Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's is the clear pick. Outdoor Research Men's Coldshot Sensor Gloves carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Outdoor Research
Men's Coldshot Sensor Gloves
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 16/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Synthetic shell with water-repellent coating water-repellent treatment; fleece lining
Confidence
42%
Possiblewater-repellent coating chemistry (non-PFAS concern)
Our pick
Patagonia
Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's
PFAS grade
Excellent 90/100
Overall grade
Excellent 82/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Polyester fleece (recycled)
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal pigments
PossibleMicroplastic shedding during wash
Where these two actually differ
- We flag DWR coating chemistry (non-PFAS concern) on the Outdoor Research and not on the Patagonia.
- We flag Azo dyes and heavy metal pigments and Microplastic shedding during wash on the Patagonia and not on the Outdoor Research.
- The Outdoor Research is Synthetic shell with DWR water-repellent treatment; fleece lining where the Patagonia is Polyester fleece (recycled), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 70 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Patagonia is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Outdoor Research grade, at 42% 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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