{"id":306,"date":"2023-07-11T11:42:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T10:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paramo.local\/?page_id=306"},"modified":"2025-10-07T21:31:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T20:31:26","slug":"pfas-free","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paramo-clothing.com\/en-us\/pfas-free\/","title":{"rendered":"PFAS Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][wpb_single_image_with_text design_variant=&#8221;top_right&#8221; image=&#8221;24755&#8243; responsive_image=&#8221;24857&#8243; hover_effect=&#8221;&#8221; heading_text=&#8221;GUARANTEED PFAS FREE&#8221; body_text=&#8221;Working with Nikwax\u00ae we have eliminated the use of PFAS treatments in our supply chain.&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"Five\" style=\"text-align: center\">WATER-REPELLENCY<br \/>\nWITHOUT HAZARDOUS PFAS CHEMICALS<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;24969&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Dedicated to being PFAS free<\/h2>\n<p>P\u00e1ramo products are PFAS free, which means that we use no PFAS in our manufacturing process.<\/p>\n<p>We also ensure that third party textile suppliers are not using PFAS on our behalf by testing each batch of fabric we order.<\/p>\n<p>This methodology has been applied to all production since 2014, therefore the stock in our warehouse is now guaranteed to be free of PFAS-treatment. All new P\u00e1ramo water-repellent products carry a guaranteed PFAS treatment free label.<\/p>\n<p>See the list of P\u00e1ramo approved suppliers <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.paramo-clothing.com\/en-us\/paramo-approved-suppliers-listing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>P\u00e1ramo works with Nikwax to find a safe alternative<\/h2>\n<p>Our sister company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikwax.com\/en-us\/\">Nikwax<\/a>, he has been an outspoken critic of the use of these chemicals in the outdoor industry. Nikwax has specialized in waterproofing products for use at home in a washing machine, and has never used PFAS because of the high risk of exposure to the consumer.<\/p>\n<p>Nikwax aftercare products are manufactured from raw materials in Nikwax\u2019s own facility in the UK, thereby allowing 100% confidence that PFAS are not used.<\/p>\n<p>We have developed a methodology which allows us to ensure that PFAS finishes are not used on our clothing through a combination of strict specification to our suppliers, rigorous testing for the presence of fluorine, and application of a Nikwax fabric finish which we know we can trust.<\/p>\n<h2>Why we don&#8217;t use PFAS<\/h2>\n<p>PFAS are a family of chemicals with very useful water and oil repellent properties, and as a result are often applied to outdoor clothing. However, PFAS also have some very undesirable properties; all PFAS are persistent in the environment meaning they cannot be broken down by natural processes, and many members of the PFAS family have been shown to be bio-accumulative, meaning that they build up in the bodies of animals. A growing body of scientific research has also linked PFAS to a range of human health issues including damaged immune systems in children<a href=\"#refOne\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a>, an increased risk of breast cancer<a href=\"#refTwo\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a> and compromised fertility<a href=\"#refThree\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Because PFAS don\u2019t break down in the environment and can be easily transported in air and water, any release of these chemicals contributes to global background pollution for everyone. This is why P\u00e1ramo believe that the ideal solution is to eliminate the use of PFAS in both manufacturing and aftercare.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k7dUF2X07MU&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 0.8em\">\n<p id=\"refOne\"><sup>1<\/sup> Grandjean, Phillipe, Elizabeth Wrefrord Anderson, Esben Budtz-Jorgensen, Flemming Nielsen, Kare Molbak, Pal Weihe, and Carsten Heilmann. &#8220;Serum Vaccine Antibody Concentrations in Children Exposed to Perfluorinated Compounds.&#8221; The Journal of the American Medical Association 307 (2012): 391-97. (<a href=\"http:\/\/jama.jamanetwork.com\/article.aspx?volume=307&amp;issue=4&amp;page=391\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available online here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p id=\"refTwo\"><sup>2<\/sup> Bonefeld-Jorgensen, Eva C., Manhai Long, Rossana Bossi, Pierre Ayotte, Gert Asmund, Tanja Kruger, Mandana Ghisari, Gert Mulvad, Peder Kern, Peter Nzulumiki, and Eric Dewailly. &#8220;Perfluorinated compounds are related to breast cancer risk in Greenlandic Inuit: A case control study.&#8221; Environmental Health 10 (2011): 88. (<a href=\"http:\/\/scolaris.beta.semantico.com\/media\/data\/Luxid\/Environ_Health_2011_Oct_6_10_88\/1476-069X-10-88.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available online here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p id=\"refThree\"><sup>3<\/sup> Fei, C., J. K. McLaughlin, L. Lipworth, and J. Olsen. &#8220;Maternal levels of perfluorinated chemicals and subfecundity.&#8221; Human Reproduction 24 (2009): 1200-205. (<a href=\"http:\/\/humrep.oxfordjournals.org\/content\/24\/5\/1200.full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available online here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][wpb_single_image_with_text design_variant=&#8221;top_right&#8221; image=&#8221;24755&#8243; responsive_image=&#8221;24857&#8243; hover_effect=&#8221;&#8221; heading_text=&#8221;GUARANTEED PFAS FREE&#8221; body_text=&#8221;Working with Nikwax\u00ae we have eliminated the use of PFAS treatments in our supply chain.&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] WATER-REPELLENCY WITHOUT HAZARDOUS PFAS CHEMICALS [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;24969&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Dedicated to being PFAS free P\u00e1ramo products are PFAS free, which means that we use no PFAS in our manufacturing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"iawp_total_views":755,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-306","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PFAS Free - P\u00e1ramo North America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"P\u00e1ramo products are PFAS free which means we use no PFAS in our manufacturing. 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