Perform Flare Legging vs Women's Oasis PureLuxe High-Waisted Pocketed Kick Flare: which is safer?
Fabletics Women's Oasis PureLuxe High-Waisted Pocketed Kick Flare is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Everlane
Perform Flare Legging
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyFluorinated water-repellent (water-repellent coating) coating - PFAS-class compounds
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
ReportedNylon microfiber shedding
Our pick
Fabletics
Women's Oasis PureLuxe High-Waisted Pocketed Kick Flare
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossibleFormaldehyde resins (finishing agents)
ReportedMicrofiber shedding from synthetic blend
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fluorinated water-repellent (DWR) coating - PFAS-class compounds, Nylon microfiber shedding and Formaldehyde resins in fabric finishing on the Everlane and not on the Fabletics.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins (finishing agents) and Microfiber shedding from synthetic blend on the Fabletics and not on the Everlane.
- Both carry a flag for Azo dyes and synthetic colorants, so neither choice avoids it.
- The Everlane is Nylon blend with DWR water-resistant treatment where the Fabletics is polyester blend fabric, standard construction, 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 Fabletics is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Everlane grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, 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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