Men's M10 Anorak vs Women's Untracked Jacket: which is safer?
Patagonia Women's Untracked Jacket is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Patagonia
Men's M10 Anorak
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in pigments and dyes
Reportedwater-repellent coating finish degradation and microrelease
LikelyNylon microfiber shedding during laundering
Our pick
Patagonia
Women's Untracked Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating finish
ReportedMicroplastics shedding from polyester
PossibleCoating degradation and leaching
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Heavy metals in pigments and dyes, DWR finish degradation and microrelease and Nylon microfiber shedding during laundering on the Patagonia and not on the Patagonia.
- We flag PFAS in DWR finish, Microplastics shedding from polyester and Coating degradation and leaching on the Patagonia and not on the Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is Nylon with DWR (durable water repellent) finish where the Patagonia is recycled polyester with DWR treatment, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
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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