Super Mini Manual ECO Compact Umbrella vs Unisex Auto Open J-Handle Stick ECO Umbrella: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
Totes
Super Mini Manual ECO Compact Umbrella
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 12/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
polyester/nylon fabric with unspecified water-repellent coating
Confidence
35%
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating
PossibleCoating degradation and microplastics
Totes
Unisex Auto Open J-Handle Stick ECO Umbrella
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 12/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Polyester canopy with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating, J-handle
Confidence
45%
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating
PossibleDegradation and leachables from aged coating
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Coating degradation and microplastics on the Totes and not on the Totes.
- We flag Degradation and leachables from aged coating on the Totes and not on the Totes.
- Both carry a flag for PFAS in DWR coating, so neither choice avoids it.
- The Totes is polyester/nylon fabric with unspecified water-repellent coating where the Totes is Polyester canopy with DWR (durable water-repellent) coating, J-handle, 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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