Chunky Cotton Decorative Pillow Cove Parachute for Target vs Sunbrella Indoor/Outdoor Cast Pillow: which is safer?
Chunky Cotton Decorative Pillow Cove Parachute for Target is the clear pick. West Elm Sunbrella Indoor/Outdoor Cast Pillow carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Parachute
Chunky Cotton Decorative Pillow Cove Parachute for Target
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and residual dye toxins
PossibleMicroplastic shedding
PossibleAllergen from dyes or dust mites
West Elm
Sunbrella Indoor/Outdoor Cast Pillow
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
ReportedPFAS in water-repellent coating finish (graded separately above)
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in textile finishing
PossibleFiber shedding and microplastic release
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 West Elm.
- We flag PFAS in DWR finish (graded separately above), Formaldehyde resins in textile finishing and Fiber shedding and microplastic release on the West Elm and not on the Parachute.
- The Parachute is 100% cotton cover where the West Elm is Sunbrella acrylic fabric with durable water repellent (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 West Elm 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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