Boucle Pillow Cover vs Faye Linen Textured Pillow Cover: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
Pottery Barn
Boucle Pillow Cover
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Boucle textile (wool/polyester blend, uncoated)
Confidence
78%
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOC) off-gassing
Pottery Barn
Faye Linen Textured Pillow Cover
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
100% linen cover
Confidence
78%
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal mordants
PossibleFormaldehyde finish resins
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and synthetic colorants and Volatile organic compounds (VOC) off-gassing on the Pottery Barn and not on the Pottery Barn.
- We flag Azo dyes and heavy metal mordants and Formaldehyde finish resins on the Pottery Barn and not on the Pottery Barn.
- The Pottery Barn is Boucle textile (wool/polyester blend, uncoated) where the Pottery Barn is 100% linen cover, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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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