Faye Linen Textured Pillow Cover vs Classic Linen Pillow Cover: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
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
West Elm
Classic Linen Pillow Cover
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
100% linen with no stated finish or treatment
Confidence
82%
PossibleResidual processing chemicals (bleach, dyes, finishes)
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metals in colorants
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 West Elm.
- We flag Residual processing chemicals (bleach, dyes, finishes) and Azo dyes and heavy metals in colorants on the West Elm and not on the Pottery Barn.
- The Pottery Barn is 100% linen cover where the West Elm is 100% linen with no stated finish or treatment, 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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