Wool or plastic, at a glance.
FuffaCheck (“fuffa” is Italian for fluff) is a free Chrome extension.While you shop online, under each item's name you see what it's made of: good materials or fluff.No more hunting for the composition at the bottom of the page.
Free, no account, doesn't collect your data. For now the extension writes in Italian.
Works on
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- H&M
- Zalando
- Zara
How it works
Stores hide the composition at the bottom of the page: you have to scroll all the way down and open it.With FuffaCheck you see it at a glance, clearly, without looking for it.
Shop as usual
In lists, on product pages, in the cart.You don't have to click anything.
It finds the composition
Even when it's closed at the bottom of the page.And it tells the parts apart: body, lining, filling, upper.
You read one line
Under the name you see the verdict, the composition and the reason.Want to know more? Open the details.
Spot the fluff before you click.
The verdict shows up right on the product cards, while you scroll the list.So you can skip the items that don't convince you straight away, without opening them one by one to find the composition.Less time spent searching, more time for the items worth it.From the menu, choose what to show: ring, score or composition.
Five words, a score from 0 to 100.
Every fibre has a weight: fine fibres count more, synthetics less.The score is the average, and the word depends only on the score.It measures the materials, not how the item is made.The examples are real verdicts from the extension.
Fuffa
0–39
Plastic or imitation
Trousers 65% poliestere, 31% viscosa, 4% elastan 20
Compromesso
40–61
Corners were cut
Jacket 50% lana, 45% poliestere, 5% acrilico 48
Nella media
62–77
The market standard
Hoodie 70% cotone, 30% poliestere 75
Ottimo
78–89
Quality materials
Jeans 98% cotone, 2% elastan 85
Pregiato
90–100
Fine fibres
Jumper 100% lana merino 100
Synthetics count less, except where they're genuinely useful: sportswear, technical jackets, shoe reinforcements.
Da verificare (to be checked): no score when two facts on the same page contradict each other, for example a name that promises a down jacket and product data that says synthetic filling.
Not just percentages.
Some things only show when you read name, price and parts together.Above, the store's data; below, what you see under the name.
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Names that promise too much
If the name says wool, merino or cashmere and there's little of it in the composition, you see it straight away.
Cappotto in lana179,99 €
73% poliestere, 22% lana, 2% poliammide, 2% acrilico, 1% viscosa
Fuffa 30Il nome promette lana, ma è solo il 22% · Caro per i materiali
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Faux leather
“Leather look” and “vegan leather” are almost always polyurethane: plastic that cracks over time.
Giacca effetto pelle59,95 €
Esterno: 100% poliuretano. Base: 100% poliestere
Fuffa 10Plastica che imita la pelle · Meglio pelle usata
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Price
A high price for poor materials means you're paying for the brand.
Pantalone sartoriale79,90 €
65% poliestere, 31% viscosa, 4% elastan
Fuffa 20Plastica e viscosa che imitano la lana · Caro per i materiali
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Every garment has its own rules
Down jackets: the filling counts most.Sportswear: synthetics are the right material, not a shortcut.Shoes: the upper counts, not the sole.
Piumino lungo180 €
Esterno: 100% poliammide. Imbottitura: 90% piumino, 10% piuma
Pregiato 90Piumino 90/10, fascia alta · Buon prezzo
These are the exact sentences shown under the item. For now the extension writes them in Italian.
Add it to Chrome
It runs inside your browser.It reads the page you're looking at and, when needed, asks the same store for the item's data. Nothing else.
On Zalando it works on the Italian, German, French, Spanish, Austrian, Swiss, Belgian and UK sites.
Coming soon to the Chrome Web Store, for Chrome on desktop.
It collects nothing.
- No account.
- No data sent to us or anyone else.
- Your settings stay in your browser.
- You can turn it off store by store from the menu.
Questions
How reliable is the verdict?
It's based on the composition the store publishes and on rules written for each kind of garment.It rates the materials, not the quality of the fabric or the stitching: for that, nothing beats seeing and touching the item.It isn't a lab test: if the store's data is wrong, so is the verdict.When two facts on the same page don't add up, it gives no score.
Does it slow stores down?
On a product page it uses the text that's already loaded.In lists it asks for product data a few items at a time, only for what you're looking at, and remembers what it has already read.
Is the extension in English?
Not yet: for now verdicts and menus are in Italian. This page is in English so you know what it does.
Why “FuffaCheck”?
“Fuffa” is Italian for fluff: something that looks like more than it is, like “wool-look” trousers made of polyester.The extension checks every item for fuffa, hence the name: a fluff check.Pronounced FOO-fah check.
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FuffaCheck is free, with no ads and no data sold.There's one person behind it, keeping it up to date when stores change.
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