Women's Salutation High Rise Leggings vs Compressive High-Rise Legging: which is safer?
Compressive High-Rise Legging is the clear pick. Athleta Women's Salutation High Rise Leggings carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Athleta
Women's Salutation High Rise Leggings
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finishing
LikelyMicrofiber shedding from spandex degradation
Our pick
Girlfriend Collective
Compressive High-Rise Legging
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal dye contaminants
PossibleMicroplastics shedding during wash
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes, Formaldehyde resins in finishing and Microfiber shedding from spandex degradation on the Athleta and not on the Girlfriend Collective.
- We flag Azo dyes and heavy metal dye contaminants and Microplastics shedding during wash on the Girlfriend Collective and not on the Athleta.
- The Athleta is Nylon/spandex blend athletic knit where the Girlfriend Collective is nylon/spandex blend, no disclosed coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
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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