Do Lululemon sports performance undergarments have PFAS?

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.