Does Lululemon activewear have PFAS?
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Lululemon activewear averages 55 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 9 Lululemon activewear products graded as of October 2026, below the 65 out of 100 median for the 18 other activewear brands graded alongside it.
Lululemon activewear averages Good on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 33% of the activewear brands we grade.
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.
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Lululemon
Align Leggings Women's High-Rise Pant 28
- Nylon elastane blend (Luxtreme fabric)
- Microfiber shedding during laundering, Synthetic activewear including nylon-elastane blends shed microfibers…
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Women's Align High-Rise 25" Leggings
- Nylon elastane blend (Luxtreme fabric)
- Elastane (spandex) breakdown and microfiber shedding, Elastane degrades with UV, heat, and repeated washing…
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Women's Align High-Rise Mini-Flare Pant
- Nylon/Lycra blend (Align fabric, proprietary knit)
- Formaldehyde / VOCs, Nylon does not inherently contain formaldehyde, but anti-wrinkle or…
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Women's Align High-Rise Pant 25
- Nylon/Lycra blend (Luxtreme or similar elastic technical fabric)
- Microfiber shedding during wash, Synthetic nylon and elastane shed microplastics into wastewater during…
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Women's Wunder Train 25" Leggings
- Nylon/polyamide blend (Luxtreme or similar synthetic blend)
- Heavy metals, Black and dark nylon fabrics may be dyed with azo dyes, some of which break down to…
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Align Leggings Women's No Line High-Rise Pant 28
- Nylon, Lycra spandex blend
- Antimony in polyester/nylon, While nylon itself does not typically contain antimony catalysts (a polyester…
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Align Leggings Women's High-Rise Pant 25
- Nylon/nylon blend (Align fabric blend, primarily synthetic)
- Microplastic shedding from synthetic fibers, All nylon-elastane blends shed microfibers during washing and…
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Leggings Women's Wunder Train High-Rise Tight 28
- Nylon/polyester blend with water-repellent coating treatment
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Women's lululemon Align High-Rise Pant 28
- Nylon with water-repellent coating water-repellent finish
- water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) treatment chemistry, Nylon activewear typically uses…
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- cotton
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- Azo dyes and azo metabolites
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- cotton
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Heavy metals
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- cotton
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and synthetic dyes
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