Ski & Winter Sports Wax, ranked by PFAS safety

Briko-Maplus

Maplus BP10 100g

Hydrocarbon wax blend, ski base product

A

A

PFASAll

Ski wax with no disclosed PFAS concern.

✓Naturally PFAS-free material

Maxiglide

Maplus Super Glide All Temperature Ski Wax

hydrocarbon wax blend

B

C

PFASAll

Lower concern. Traditional ski wax typically uses paraffin or natural waxes without PFAS.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Maxiglide

Maxx Waxx Ski Wax 110cc tub

Hydrocarbon wax base (paraffin or similar)

B

B

PFASAll

Ski wax unlikely to contain PFAS; no disclosure available.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Voelkl

Holmenkol Ultramix Blue Ski and Snowboard Wax

Hydrocarbon wax blend

B

C

PFASAll

Ski wax lower concern; no known PFAS use, but brand silent on composition.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Voelkl

Vola MX-E Wax

hydrocarbon wax blend

B

C

PFASAll

Wax product with no PFAS disclosure risk.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Voelkl

Holmenkol Ultramix BLUE Liquid 100ml

Liquid ski/snowboard wax, hydrocarbon base

B

C

PFASAll

Hydrocarbon wax product, lower PFAS concern likely.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Voelkl

Holmenkol Worldcup Mix Cold Ski Wax

hydrocarbon wax blend

B

D

PFASAll

Ski wax without known PFAS risk, but no brand transparency on formulation.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Voelkl

VOLA BASE 250ml Liquid Wax

hydrocarbon-based liquid wax

B

B

PFASAll

Lower concern. Ski wax unlikely to contain PFAS but verify batch.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Voelkl

Holmenkol Cross Country Ski Grip Wax

Hydrocarbon wax blend (paraffin, synthetic base)

B

C

PFASAll

Grip wax unlikely to contain PFAS; typical paraffin formulation poses lower concern.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Voelkl

Swix V30 Blue Hard Wax

Hydrocarbon wax blend

B

C

PFASAll

Ski wax, lower PFAS concern.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Briko-Maplus

Maplus Xcelerate Pro 4 Cold 50g

wax-based ski/snowboard base preparation

B

C

PFASAll

Ski wax typically lower concern; no fluorocarbon disclosure found.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Briko-Maplus

Maplus BP1 Med Liquid Wax

hydrocarbon wax blend, ski/snowboard base treatment

B

F

PFASAll

Wax-based product, lower concern but PFAS status undisclosed.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Briko-Maplus

MAPLUS GM BASE SOLID COLD 50 gr

Hydrocarbon ski wax base

B

B

PFASAll

Wax base unlikely to contain PFAS, but brand discloses nothing.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Spax

Swix PS10 Liquid Wax Yellow

Hydrocarbon wax blend, paraffin or synthetic base

B

B

PFASAll

Ski wax, inherent formulation lower concern, no PFAS disclosure needed.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Spax

Fast Wax Universal Sport Wax

Hydrocarbon wax blend, likely paraffin or mineral-based

B

C

PFASAll

Ski wax typically lower PFAS risk; verify ingredients with brand if concerned.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Spax

Swix PS7 Liquid Wax

hydrocarbon wax blend

B

D

PFASAll

Ski wax with no known PFAS risk, brand silent on PFAS.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Spax

Swix F4 Glidewax 900g

hydrocarbon-based ski wax blend

B

C

PFASAll

Ski wax product with no known PFAS risk, but limited transparency.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Spax

Swix PS6 Liquid Wax Blue

Hydrocarbon wax blend (paraffin/synthetic base)

B

C

PFASAll

Lower concern. Wax-based product with no known PFAS triggers.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Spax

Swix F4 Glidewax with Cork

Paraffin wax with cork

B

B

PFASAll

Lower concern. Paraffin wax and cork are inherently PFAS-free materials.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Spax

Swix F4 Glide Wax Liquid

Hydrocarbon wax blend (paraffin/synthetic base)

B

B

PFASAll

Ski wax unlikely to contain PFAS, but Swix provides no transparency.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Spax

Swix PS8 Liquid Red Wax

hydrocarbon wax blend

B

C

PFASAll

Lower PFAS concern; wax-based ski product with no known Teflon-family coating use.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Maxiglide

Toko Express Maxi 200ml

Unknown; likely liquid product base unclear

C

F

PFASAll

Insufficient product info to assess PFAS risk.

⚠Brand says nothing about PFAS

Voelkl

Holmenkol Cross Country Ski Grip

Synthetic polymer grip compound, composition unspecified

F

F

PFASAll

Unknown grip composition.

⚠Undisclosed proprietary coating