Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's vs Synchilla Gloves: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
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
Patagonia
Synchilla Gloves
PFAS grade
Excellent 90/100
Overall grade
Excellent 82/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Polyester fleece (Synchilla®); no water-repellent treatment disclosed
Confidence
72%
PossibleMicroplastics shedding from polyester fleece
PossibleAntimony in polyester
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and heavy metal pigments and Microplastic shedding during wash on the Patagonia and not on the Patagonia.
- We flag Microplastics shedding from polyester fleece and Antimony in polyester on the Patagonia and not on the Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is Polyester fleece (recycled) where the Patagonia is Polyester fleece (Synchilla®); no water-repellent treatment disclosed, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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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