Women's Oasis PureLuxe High-Waisted Pocketed Kick Flare vs Women's Align High-Rise Pant 25: which is safer?
lululemon Women's Align High-Rise Pant 25 is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Fabletics
Women's Oasis PureLuxe High-Waisted Pocketed Kick Flare
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 47/100
Verdict
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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
Our pick
Lululemon
Women's Align High-Rise Pant 25
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Nylon/Lycra blend (Luxtreme or similar elastic technical fabric)
Confidence
72%
PossibleMicrofiber shedding during wash
PossibleElastane degradation and fiber fragmentation
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and synthetic colorants, Formaldehyde resins (finishing agents) and Microfiber shedding from synthetic blend on the Fabletics and not on the Lululemon.
- We flag Microfiber shedding during wash and Elastane degradation and fiber fragmentation on the Lululemon and not on the Fabletics.
- The Fabletics is polyester blend fabric, standard construction where the Lululemon is Nylon/Lycra blend (Luxtreme or similar elastic technical fabric), 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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