Women's Untracked Jacket vs Arthur 3L Jacket Men's: 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
Volcom
Arthur 3L Jacket Men's
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes (color fastness toxins)
PossiblePhthalates in membrane plasticizers
ReportedMicroplastic shedding from coating degradation
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 Volcom.
- We flag Azo dyes (color fastness toxins), Phthalates in membrane plasticizers and Microplastic shedding from coating degradation on the Volcom and not on the Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is recycled polyester with DWR treatment where the Volcom is Polyester with 3L waterproof membrane, DWR treatment unspecified, 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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