Horseshoe Ring Halter Full Coverage One Piece Swimsuit vs Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top: which is safer?
Patagonia Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top is the clear pick. Aerie Horseshoe Ring Halter Full Coverage One Piece Swimsuit carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Aerie
Horseshoe Ring Halter Full Coverage One Piece Swimsuit
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and color fastness
ReportedMicroplastic shedding
PossibleElastic degradation and metal nickel content
Our pick
Patagonia
Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleElastane (spandex) degradation under heat or chlorine
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and color fastness, Microplastic shedding, Elastic degradation and metal nickel content and Chlorine interaction and fabric wear on the Aerie and not on the Patagonia.
- We flag Elastane (spandex) degradation under heat or chlorine on the Patagonia and not on the Aerie.
- The Aerie is Nylon/polyester blend swimsuit fabric where the Patagonia is Nylon/polyester blend with elastane (standard swimwear), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Patagonia is the one to buy.
Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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