Why our care products and fabrics are PFAS-free
By Jeremy Fain, founder of Restelys. Updated 17 October 2026. 3 sources cited.
Nicknamed “forever chemicals”, PFAS have been banned in France in cosmetics and clothing since 1 January 2026.
PFAS are a family of several thousand very resistant chemicals, used to make materials waterproof or non-stick. Their resistance is also their flaw: they break down extremely slowly and build up in water, soil and living organisms.
The French law of 27 February 2025 has banned since 1 January 2026 the manufacture and sale of cosmetics, clothing, footwear and waterproofing agents containing them, and will extend the ban to all textiles in 2030. It also requires manufacturers to cut their PFAS discharges into water by 70% by 2028.
Our care products are formulated without PFAS, and we require PFAS-free fabric for our umbrellas, including their water-repellent treatment.
Sources
- French Law no. 2025-188 of 27 February 2025 on protecting the population from PFAS risks.
- Decree no. 2025-1376 of 28 December 2025.
- French Ministry for Ecological Transition, presentation of the law, July 2026.
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