Faye Linen Textured Pillow Cover vs Delia 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
Delia Pillow Cover
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Cotton or cotton-blend pillow cover
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes (synthetic colorants)
PossibleMicroplastics and synthetic fiber shedding
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 Azo dyes (synthetic colorants) and Microplastics and synthetic fiber shedding on the West Elm and not on the Pottery Barn.
- The Pottery Barn is 100% linen cover where the West Elm is Cotton or cotton-blend pillow 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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