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Most of the waterproofing in jackets comes from ePTFE, which while fluorine is in it, is not dangerous at all. There are other PFCs that go into Goretex that ar
by fnordpiglet 3y ago
Most of the waterproofing in jackets comes from ePTFE, which while fluorine is in it, is not dangerous at all. There are other PFCs that go into Goretex that are of concern, but to my understanding all were eliminated in the production of goretex in 2023. To my understanding there’s no remaining reason to worry about ePTFE based jackets made from Goretex either in its use, degradation over time, or its production.
- anon373839 3y agoIsn’t Glide dental floss made with Gore-Tex? I wonder if I should be concerned about using it.
- fnordpiglet 3y agoNo, it’s made out of PTFE which is what ePTFE is made out of. But Goretex has other layers. PTFE is absurdly safe and one of the more non reactive substances. It’s also got the lowest known coefficient of friction with most things. It’s also called Teflon, which has a bad reputation because of how it was made 30 years ago, which involved PFAs. But its process for production has been different for 15 or more years, and no longer uses PFAs by law. But a bad reputation once earned is hard to shake.
- anon373839 3y agoThanks for the info!