Anytime Bralette Light Grey Xs vs Women's Dri-FIT Padded Sports Bra: 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
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
Nike
Women's Dri-FIT Padded Sports Bra
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 0/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
nylon/polyester blend with Dri-FIT moisture-wicking treatment
Confidence
42%
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal colorants
PossibleAntimony in polyester
ReportedMicroplastic shedding during wash
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Elastane (spandex) degradation and leaching under heat on the Allbirds and not on the Nike.
- We flag Azo dyes and heavy metal colorants, Antimony in polyester, Microplastic shedding during wash and PFAS in Dri-FIT water-repellent finish (DWR) on the Nike and not on the Allbirds.
- The Allbirds is Organic cotton blend with TENCEL lyocell where the Nike is nylon/polyester blend with Dri-FIT moisture-wicking treatment, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Allbirds is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Nike grade, at 42% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
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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