Faye Linen Textured Pillow Cover vs Set of 2 Sunbrella Throw Pillows Outdoor Throw Pillows Inserts with Covers Covers & All: which is safer?
Pottery Barn Faye Linen Textured Pillow Cover is the clear pick. Set of 2 Sunbrella Throw Pillows Outdoor Throw Pillows Inserts with Covers Covers & All carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
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
Sunbrella
Set of 2 Sunbrella Throw Pillows Outdoor Throw Pillows Inserts with Covers Covers & All
PFAS grade
Poor 30/100
Overall grade
analysis pending
Verdict
pending
Hazard flags
none flagged
Material
Sunbrella acrylic fabric with proprietary stain/water repellent treatment
Confidence
35%
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and heavy metal mordants and Formaldehyde finish resins on the Pottery Barn and not on the Sunbrella.
- The Pottery Barn is 100% linen cover where the Sunbrella is Sunbrella acrylic fabric with proprietary stain/water repellent treatment, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Pottery Barn is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Sunbrella grade, at 35% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.
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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