All Day Crew Tee Women vs Women's Align High-Rise Mini-Flare Pant: which is safer?
Cotton On All Day Crew Tee Women is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Cotton On
All Day Crew Tee Women
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and azo metabolites
PossibleHeavy metals in synthetic dyes (lead, cadmium, chromium)
Lululemon
Women's Align High-Rise Mini-Flare Pant
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finishing treatments
ReportedMicrofiber shedding from synthetic blend
PossibleElastane (Lycra) degradation over time
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and azo metabolites and Heavy metals in synthetic dyes (lead, cadmium, chromium) on the Cotton On and not on the Lululemon.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in finishing treatments, Microfiber shedding from synthetic blend and Elastane (Lycra) degradation over time on the Lululemon and not on the Cotton On.
- The Cotton On is cotton where the Lululemon is Nylon/Lycra blend (Align fabric, proprietary 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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