Homepool Mitt Gloves Black / XL vs Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's: which is safer?
Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's is the clear pick. Patagonia Homepool Mitt Gloves Black / XL carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Patagonia
Homepool Mitt Gloves Black / XL
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possiblewater-repellent coating chemistry (unspecified; possible PFAS despite brand claim)
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from synthetic fibers
ReportedCoating degradation over time (performance, not toxicity)
Our pick
Patagonia
Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal pigments
PossibleMicroplastic shedding during wash
Where these two actually differ
- We flag DWR coating chemistry (unspecified; possible PFAS despite brand claim), Microplastic shedding from synthetic fibers and Coating degradation over time (performance, not toxicity) on the Patagonia 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 Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is Nylon/polyester with DWR water-repellent coating (type unspecified) where the Patagonia is Polyester fleece (recycled), 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 Patagonia is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Patagonia grade, at 35% 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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