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Environmental Advantages of Teflon™ Fabric Protector

Performance Advantages and Environmental Benefits

Teflon™ fabric protector helps fabrics look new longer, which extends their useful lives.

Clear Performance Advantages

Teflon™ fabric protector repels nine times more stains than other stain-repellent technologies.¹ It also successfully removes of 95% of all water- and oil-based stains² and achieves 25 to 40% faster drying times.

Environmental Benefits That Customers Value

Teflon™ fabric protector preserves clothes so you don’t need to replace them as frequently—subsequently adding to landfills– as often. Plus, it saves money and electricity because drying time is reduced; washing in cold removes stains efficiently too.

Committed to Compliance With Major Regulatory Bodies

Teflon™ is committed to ensuring its products meet or exceed all regulatory standards. Therefore, Teflon™ fabric protector, which is based on PHOBOL® CP products is:

  • Never made using PFOA or PFOS
  • Compliant with EU Directive 2006/122 for PFOS
  • Meets U.S. EPA 2010/15 PFOA Stewardship Program
  • Listed on existing regulatory inventories including: U.S. TSCA, Europe EINECS, China, Korea, and Japan LVE
  • Suitable for Oeko-Tex® standard 100³ Classes II, III, and IV (Appendix 4 criteria) when applied as recommended
  • bluesign® approved⁴

¹Based on AATCC testing after 30 washes.
²Based on AATCC stain release testing of oil- and water-based stains on cotton fabric.
³Registered trademark of the Oeko-Tex® Association, protected under the Madrid agreement.
⁴bluesign® is a registered trademark of bluesign technologies ag.