Women's High Rise Full-Length Legging in Takara Shine vs All Day Crew Tee Women: which is safer?
Cotton On All Day Crew Tee Women is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Carbon38
Women's High Rise Full-Length Legging in Takara Shine
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 43/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Nylon/polyester blend with Takara Shine finish
Confidence
62%
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in fabric finishing
PossibleAntimony in polyester
ReportedMicroplastic shedding from synthetic fabric
Our pick
Cotton On
All Day Crew Tee Women
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
cotton
Confidence
78%
PossibleAzo dyes and azo metabolites
PossibleHeavy metals in synthetic dyes (lead, cadmium, chromium)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in fabric finishing, Antimony in polyester, Microplastic shedding from synthetic fabric and Takara Shine finish stability and degradation on the Carbon38 and not on the Cotton On.
- We flag Azo dyes and azo metabolites and Heavy metals in synthetic dyes (lead, cadmium, chromium) on the Cotton On and not on the Carbon38.
- The Carbon38 is Nylon/polyester blend with Takara Shine finish where the Cotton On is cotton, 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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