Men's R2 Yulex Regulator Front-Zip Full Wetsuit vs Men's Axis Long John Wetsuit: which is safer?

Where these two actually differ

• We flag Formaldehyde-releasing resins (glues/seams) and Microplastics shedding from outer shell on the Patagonia and not on the Xcel.
• We flag Fluorocarbon-based DWR (PFAS) and Residual solvents and adhesive fumes during manufacture and storage on the Xcel and not on the Patagonia.
• The Patagonia is Yulex (synthetic rubber), neoprene-free base where the Xcel is neoprene/nylon with DWR treatment (type unspecified), 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 Xcel grade, at 42% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.