Lululemon Review, Is Lululemon Non-Toxic?
Lululemon averages 60 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 25 Lululemon products graded as of October 2026, and 4 of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Lululemon grades Good on our four-band scale.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
What Lululemon says and does about PFAS
Lululemon says it phased PFAS out in its 2023 fiscal year, after using it in some durable water-repellent products. Its restricted substances list limits all PFAS to 50 ppm measured as total organic fluorine, and it says vendors must test for PFAS through credible third-party labs. In Mamavation’s lab tests, the Lululemon Align High Rise Pant measured 32 ppm total fluorine, while an Align short and a Free to Be sports bra were non-detect. In 2026 Texas’s attorney general opened an investigation into Lululemon over PFAS, which is an inquiry, not a lawsuit.
- Brand statementLululemon told FOX 7 Austin it phased PFAS out in fiscal 2023, after using it in durable water-repellent products. FOX 7 Austin ↗
- Brand statementLululemon told Global News that it requires all vendors to regularly test for restricted substances, including PFAS, through credible third-party agencies. Global News ↗
- Brand statementLululemon’s October 2025 restricted substances list limits all PFAS to 50 ppm measured as total organic fluorine and refers suppliers to California’s AB 1817. Lululemon ↗
- Independent testMamavation’s lab found 32 ppm total fluorine in the Lululemon Align Highrise Pant, while the Align High Rise Short was non-detect. Mamavation ↗
- Independent testThe Lululemon Free to Be Strappy Sports Bra came back non-detect in Mamavation’s sports bra testing. Mamavation ↗
- Regulatory filingTexas’s attorney general issued a Civil Investigative Demand to Lululemon USA over the potential presence of PFAS, an investigation rather than a lawsuit. Texas Attorney General ↗
- Regulatory filingAFIRM, the apparel and footwear restricted substances group, lists Lululemon among its members. AFIRM Group ↗
Sources checked September 14, 2026. A brand statement is the company’s own claim, which we report but have not verified. Our grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests.
Lululemon is one of the brands we researched by hand for our record of what every brand has published about PFAS, where the same question is answered for each of them in one line.
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Lululemon and PFAS, common questions
- Does Lululemon have PFAS?
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- Is Lululemon non-toxic?
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- Which Lululemon products should I avoid?
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