Women's Untracked Jacket vs Men's Quest Triclimate Jacket: which is safer?
Patagonia Women's Untracked Jacket is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
The North Face
Men's Quest Triclimate Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde in finishing resins
PossibleVolatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing from water-repellent coating and dyes
ReportedDegradation and migration of water-repellent coating additives over time
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in DWR finish, Microplastics shedding from polyester and Coating degradation and leaching on the Patagonia and not on the The North Face.
- We flag Formaldehyde in finishing resins, Volatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing from DWR coating and dyes and Degradation and migration of DWR additives over time on the The North Face and not on the Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is recycled polyester with DWR treatment where the The North Face is Polyester outer shell with DWR finish, 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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