West Elm Sunbrella Indoor/Outdoor Canvas Pillow
Avoid until Sunbrella or West Elm confirms PFAS treatment status.
Sunbrella's performance outdoor fabrics traditionally use fluorocarbon-based repellents containing PFAS. West Elm does not clarify whether this pillow uses old or new formulations.
The safe swap
Pottery Barn
Pottery Barn Boucle Pillow Cover
75/100 safety
Same rubric that flunked this product. The swap earned Excellent.
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Material
Sunbrella acrylic canvas with water-repellent coating finish
Brand disclosure
Brand is silent on PFAS
Lab data
No public lab test
What we don’t know
- Basis
- Model estimate, 45% confidence, not a lab result
- Lab test
- None on record for this exact product
- Brand statement
- Sunbrella has made none
Formulations change between production runs, so check the current label. How we grade.
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