PFAS score
Patagonia · Rain Pants
Patagonia Men's Torrentshell 3L Rain Pants
High-performance rain gear likely contains legacy or replacement PFAS in water-repellent coating; Patagonia's silence on this product is a red flag.
Torrentshell 3L rain pants use nylon with a water-repellent coating finish, a product category historically reliant on PFAS-based coatings. Patagonia has made limited public commitments on PFAS elimination for apparel, and this garment carries no disclosed PFAS-free claim or third-party verification.
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Material
Nylon with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) treatment
Brand disclosure
Brand is silent on PFAS
Lab data
No public lab test
Why this grade
Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
water-repellent coating treatments have historically used PFAS.
Category baseline
clothing is a category where PFAS exposure is more common.
No PFAS disclosure
No public statement about PFAS in this product.
What we don’t know
This grade is a model-based estimate from public materials, coatings, and brand disclosure at 42% confidence. It is not a lab result.
No independent PFAS lab test is on record for this exact product. A lab test could move the score in either direction.
The brand has not made a specific, verifiable PFAS-free statement, so part of this score reflects that missing disclosure rather than a confirmed material.
Formulations and coatings change between production runs. Always check the current label before buying.
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