All Day Crew Tee Women vs Women's lululemon Align High-Rise Pant 28: 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
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)
Lululemon
Women's lululemon Align High-Rise Pant 28
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 12/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Nylon with water-repellent coating water-repellent finish
Confidence
45%
Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) treatment chemistry
PossibleMicrofiber shedding during wear and wash
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 Durable water-repellent (DWR) treatment chemistry and Microfiber shedding during wear and wash on the Lululemon and not on the Cotton On.
- The Cotton On is cotton where the Lululemon is Nylon with DWR water-repellent finish, 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 Cotton On is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Lululemon grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.
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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