Read the full article by Ketura Persellin (Environmental Working Group)
“Add skis and snowboards to the long list of consumer products treated with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS: outerwear, furniture, carpeting, upholstery fabric, period products, cookware, “long lasting” makeup, and takeout food packaging, among others.
Special wax used to coat skis and snowboards to lower wear and tear and enhance performance often contains PFAS, particularly in higher-end versions. The chemicals’ nonstick properties help skis glide better across the snow.
But a move is underway to get these substances out of ski wax, since they both harm the people who apply it and contaminate the ground and water.” …