Anytime Bralette Light Grey Xs vs Like A Cloud Sports Bras: which is safer?

Allbirds Anytime Bralette Light Grey Xs is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Allbirds Anytime Bralette Light Grey Xs

Allbirds

Anytime Bralette Light Grey Xs

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

Organic cotton blend with TENCEL lyocell

Confidence

72%

PossibleElastane (spandex) degradation and leaching under heat

lululemon Like A Cloud Sports Bras

Lululemon

Like A Cloud Sports Bras

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Nylon/elastane blend (synthetic athletic knit)

Confidence

68%

PossibleSynthetic dye residues and skin contact allergens

PossibleElastane (spandex) degradation under heat and sweat

PossibleMicroplastic shedding during washing

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Elastane (spandex) degradation and leaching under heat on the Allbirds and not on the Lululemon.
  • We flag Synthetic dye residues and skin contact allergens, Elastane (spandex) degradation under heat and sweat and Microplastic shedding during washing on the Lululemon and not on the Allbirds.
  • The Allbirds is Organic cotton blend with TENCEL lyocell where the Lululemon is Nylon/elastane blend (synthetic athletic knit), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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