“TPU hot-melt DTF adhesive powder is marketed as "non-toxic, odorless, eco-friendly, and non-irritating to human skin" and "harmless to the human body and the environment."”
We rated the marketing false on one other seller's warning, for a different product, and said that warning was backed by a safety data sheet. The DTF Station page carries the warning but links no SDS; its specifications give polyurethane as the main raw material. Two SDSs for TPU DTF powders, read on 2026-10-24, find no hazard classification for their own products while still calling for dust or inhalation precautions. (Wording corrected 2026-10-25: this note first said the DTF Station page does not name the polymer, and that both SDSs say to avoid dust; only Wellington House does.) The absolutes in the promotion are still unsupported; 'false' for the whole claim was not.
This verdict was revised on , against d2zn16t8uygl6t.cloudfront.net. It was published as ✗ False. The reasoning it was published with is below, unedited.
As first published
The marketing is real: subli-star.com promotes its TPU hot-melt powder in those words. Whether the words hold depends on the product, and the sources split. Two safety data sheets for TPU DTF adhesive powders find no hazard classification: STS Inks calls its powder non-hazardous to health, and Wellington House classifies its powder as not hazardous under the EU CLP regulation. Neither says harmless: Wellington House tells handlers to avoid dust formation, and STS notes that respiratory irritation may occur if the powder is inhaled and asks for local ventilation and, where needed, protective masks. A third seller, DTF Station, puts a different warning on its hot-melt powder: harmful if swallowed, skin irritation may occur, wear protection. No source we read covers the Sublistar powder itself, so 'non-toxic' is supported for some powders as a hazard classification, and 'non-irritating' and 'harmless to the human body' are not supported as absolutes for any of them.
The span it rests on
Harmful if swallowed. Skin irritations may occur. Avoid contact with skin and eyes.
Copied character for character from dtfstation.com and matched against the fetched page before this verdict was written.
We rated the marketing false on one other seller's warning, for a different product, and said that warning was backed by a safety data sheet. The DTF Station page carries the warning but links no SDS; its specifications give polyurethane as the main raw material. Two SDSs for TPU DTF powders, read on 2026-10-24, find no hazard classification for their own products while still calling for dust or inhalation precautions. (Wording corrected 2026-10-25: this note first said the DTF Station page does not name the polymer, and that both SDSs say to avoid dust; only Wellington House does.) The absolutes in the promotion are still unsupported; 'false' for the whole claim was not.
“The substance is classified as not hazardous according to regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 [CLP].”