Nonfluorinated repellent finish
Also appears on labels as: fluorocarbon-free bionic-finish water repellent treatment (shell and lining), nonfluorinated dwr, non-fluorinated dwr, fluorine-free dwr, fluorocarbon-free dwr, pfas-free dwr
A water-repellent finish the maker says contains no fluorinated chemistry: nonfluorinated, fluorine-free, fluorocarbon-free, PFAS-free or PFC-free.
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- Where it comes from
- Non-fluorinated chemistry, such as silicones or waxes. The maker's statement says what the finish isn't, not always what it is.
- Why it's in the product
- Makes water bead up and roll off.
- Safety and toxicity
- No PFAS flag: the maker answers the question we would otherwise flag. A statement covering all of a brand's products counts when it is dated, or when the product page repeats it. Ruffwear's of January 10, 2023 says every product with a water-repellent finish made on or after January 1, 2024 uses a nonfluorinated finish approved by bluesign.
- Interactions and who should be careful
- "PFOA-free", "PFOS-free" or "C8-free" isn't enough: each rules out one compound or one chain length, and a C6 finish is still PFAS, so a finish described only that way reads as Repellent finish (chemistry not named). "bluesign approved" alone isn't enough either; Ruffwear's statement names bluesign approval and nonfluorinated chemistry separately.
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Found in 1 scored product
Lowest scores first. Its presence here is not what drove those scores.
