Women's High Rise Legging in Ribbed Melt vs Women's Oasis PureLuxe High-Waisted Pocketed Kick Flare: which is safer?
Carbon38 Women's High Rise Legging in Ribbed Melt is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Carbon38
Women's High Rise Legging in Ribbed Melt
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Nylon/spandex blend (ribbed knit)
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes and colorant migration
PossibleSpandex degradation byproducts and skin sensitization
Fabletics
Women's Oasis PureLuxe High-Waisted Pocketed Kick Flare
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 47/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
polyester blend fabric, standard construction
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossibleFormaldehyde resins (finishing agents)
ReportedMicrofiber shedding from synthetic blend
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and colorant migration and Spandex degradation byproducts and skin sensitization on the Carbon38 and not on the Fabletics.
- We flag Azo dyes and synthetic colorants, Formaldehyde resins (finishing agents) and Microfiber shedding from synthetic blend on the Fabletics and not on the Carbon38.
- The Carbon38 is Nylon/spandex blend (ribbed knit) where the Fabletics is polyester blend fabric, standard construction, 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: 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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