Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's vs Men's Montana Ski Gloves: which is safer?
Better Sweater Gloves Patagonia Women's is the clear pick. The North Face Men's Montana Ski 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
The North Face
Men's Montana Ski Gloves
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating finish (water-repellent coating)
PossibleAzo dyes in nylon shell
PossibleMicroplastics shedding from synthetic insulation
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 The North Face.
- We flag PFAS in DWR finish (water-repellent coating), Azo dyes in nylon shell and Microplastics shedding from synthetic insulation on the The North Face and not on the Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is Polyester fleece (recycled) where the The North Face is Synthetic insulation, nylon shell with DWR finish, 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 The North Face grade, at 35% 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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