HomePool Mitt Gloves, Rogue Valley Anglers vs Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's: which is safer?

Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's is the clear pick. Patagonia HomePool Mitt Gloves, Rogue Valley Anglers carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Patagonia HomePool Mitt Gloves, Rogue Valley Anglers

Patagonia

HomePool Mitt Gloves, Rogue Valley Anglers

PFAS grade

Poor 45/100

Overall grade

Poor 33/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Recycled nylon with water-repellent coating water-resistant treatment

Confidence

45%

Possiblewater-repellent coating treatment chemistry (unspecified)

PossibleMicroplastic shedding from recycled nylon

PossibleAllergic contact dermatitis from finish residues

Our pick

Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's

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 treatment chemistry (unspecified), Microplastic shedding from recycled nylon and Allergic contact dermatitis from finish residues 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 Recycled nylon with DWR water-resistant treatment 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 45% 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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