Chunky Cotton Decorative Pillow Cove Parachute for Target vs West Elm Sunbrella Indoor/Outdoor Canvas Pillow: which is safer?

Chunky Cotton Decorative Pillow Cove Parachute for Target is the clear pick. West Elm Sunbrella Indoor/Outdoor Canvas Pillow carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

Chunky Cotton Decorative Pillow Cove Parachute for Target

Parachute

Chunky Cotton Decorative Pillow Cove Parachute for Target

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

100% cotton cover

Confidence

82%

PossibleAzo dyes and residual dye toxins

PossibleMicroplastic shedding

PossibleAllergen from dyes or dust mites

West Elm Sunbrella Indoor/Outdoor Canvas Pillow

Sunbrella

West Elm Sunbrella Indoor/Outdoor Canvas Pillow

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 22/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Sunbrella acrylic canvas with water-repellent coating finish

Confidence

45%

Possiblewater-repellent coating finish (fluorochemical or unknown composition)

PossibleCoating degradation and secondary leaching

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Azo dyes and residual dye toxins, Microplastic shedding and Allergen from dyes or dust mites on the Parachute and not on the Sunbrella.
  • We flag DWR finish (fluorochemical or unknown composition) and Coating degradation and secondary leaching on the Sunbrella and not on the Parachute.
  • The Parachute is 100% cotton cover where the Sunbrella is Sunbrella acrylic canvas with DWR finish, 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 Parachute is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Sunbrella grade, at 45% confidence against 82%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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