Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's vs Khroma Tour GTX Gloves: which is safer?
Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's is the clear pick. Rab Khroma Tour GTX Gloves carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
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
Rab
Khroma Tour GTX Gloves
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in nylon dyeing and finishing
PossibleLaminate adhesive leachables
PossibleNylon microfiber shedding from outer shell
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 Rab.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in nylon dyeing and finishing, Laminate adhesive leachables, Nylon microfiber shedding from outer shell and Seam tape and waterproof thread compounds on the Rab and not on the Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is Polyester fleece (recycled) where the Rab is Gore-Tex (PTFE-based membrane) laminate with nylon shell, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 70 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Patagonia is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Rab 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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