2024 Best Non-Toxic Car Seats Without Flame Retardants

Nuna:

Nuna is the ONLY car seat company that is flame retardant free! In 2020 Nuna’s booster seat was made without the use of chemical flame retardants making their entire line of car seats flame retardant free.

In addition, Nuna does not use PFAs or any waterproofing materials on their car seats. Nuna follows the European REACH standard, which is a certification that reduces chemical inputs.

Nuna car seats are made in China.

Nuna started phasing in flame retardant free car seats in early 2019. If you are unsure about when you bought your Nuna car seat, you can contact Nuna directly, and they will advise you if your car seat contains flame retardants or not. The Pipa car seats became flame retardant free in January of 2019, Rava and EXEC in February of 2019, and the Aace in March of 2020. For the Aace, the colors aspen and charcoal are NOT flame retardant free, but they are no longer in production but still could be available for sale.

Infant Car Seat:

Pipa car seat (fabric is polyester)

Pipa Lite car seat (fabric is polyester and has organic jersey infant insert)

Pipa Lite R car seat (fabric is polyester and has organic jersey infant insert)

Pipa Lite LX car seat ( fabric is merino wool/Tencel blend and has an organic cotton infant insert)

Pipa RX car seat (fabric is polyester and has organic jersey infant insert)

Convertible Car Seat:

RAVA convertible car seat (fabric is a polyester/bamboo blend)

Convertible All-In-One Car Seat:

EXEC All-In-One convertible car seat (fabric is polyester with merino wool infant insert)

Booster Seat:

Aace booster seat (fabric is a polyester/cotton blend). Choose colors other than aspen and charcoal, which were in their pre-flame retardant free inventory (those colors are older inventory and contain flame retardants).

Clek:

Clek’s flame retardant free car seats come in two merino wool fabric colors called Mammoth and Full Moon/Twilight (added in 2020). Mammoth and Full Moon/Twilight are Clek’s only flame retardant free car seats. Their other car seats still contain flame retardants.

Their 100% merino wool car seat covers are Oeko-Tex certified and are free of PFAs (or any treatment).

Infant Car Seat:

Clek car seats are made in North America of domestic or imported parts.

Liing car seat in Mammoth

Convertible Car Seat:

Foonf convertible car seat in Mammoth

Fllo convertible car seat in Mammoth

Booster Seat:

Oobr booster car seat in Mammoth

Britax:

Britax SafeWash is their only line that has a flame retardant free cover. Britax stands behind the cover being free of flame retardants but does not state the entire seat is free of flame retardants. The Ecology Center testing shows that the upholstery, rigid foam, and shade were flame retardant free in two of the seats they tested. In one seat minor components (labels, interfacing) were free of flame retardants in one of the seats but not in the other.

The SafeWash line was released in 2019, and it is washable up to 30 washes.

Britax offers four car seats in SafeWash. The SafeWash fabric is synthetic and is free of PFAs.

Britax car seats are made in the USA of domestic and international parts.

Infant Car Seat:

Convertible Car Seat:

Advocate ClickTight convertible car seat in Otto SafeWash only

One4Life conv ertible to booster c ar seat available in four SafeWash colors (Drift, Eclipse Black, Plum, and Cadet).
Emblem 3-Stage Convertible Car Seat, Slate Safewash
Marathon Clicktight Convertible Car Seat, SafeWash colors only
Boulevard Clicktight Convertible Car Seat, SafeWash colors only
Advocate ClickTight Convertible Car Seat, Otto Safewash
Grow with You ClickTight Plus Harness-2-Booster Car Seat, SafeWash Fabric

Booster Seat:

UPPAbaby:

The UPPAbaby Mesa infant car seat in Jordan and Henry are flame retardant free. None of their other car seats are made without flame retardants.

The Mesa Jordan and Henry fabric is a Merino wool blend (60% wool, 40% polyester). In the EU and UK, their car seats meet the European REACH standards, which is a certification that reduces chemical inputs.

UPPAbaby car seats are made in China.

Infant Car Seat:

Mesa car seat in Jordan and Henry only

Convertible Car Seat:

Knox Convertible Car Seat – Jordan (Wool Version)

Maxi-Cosi:

Maxi-Cosi has the PureCosi line which is flame retardant free. The PureCosi fabric is an easily removable, washable cover and is free of PFAs.

The fabric is wool-free polyester.

Maxi-Cosi’s Mico Max Plus is made in China.

Infant Car Seat:

Convertible Car Seat:

Booster:

RodiFix Booster Car Seat – PureCosi

Most of these car seats are available in my Amazon Store, along with other vetted non-toxic products. Nuna is the only car seat that is not available on Amazon.

One important thing to note, check the manufacture date when you get your car seat to confirm it is flame retardant free.

Chicco:

Chicco has entered the flame retardant free space with their ClearTex line of car seats. These car seats not only are flame retardant free but they are also GreenGuard Gold certified for low emmissions for VOCs (volatile organic compounds)

The ClearTex line is free of PFAs and the fabric is polyester.

Infant Car Seat:

Convertible Car Seat: