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

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

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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