Women's Oasis PureLuxe High-Waisted Pocketed Kick Flare vs Women's High-Waisted 7/8 Leggings: 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.
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
Nike
Women's High-Waisted 7/8 Leggings
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in textile finishing
LikelyMicroplastic shedding from synthetic fibers
PossibleAntimony in polyester
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 Nike.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in textile finishing, Microplastic shedding from synthetic fibers and Antimony in polyester on the Nike and not on the Fabletics.
- The Fabletics is polyester blend fabric, standard construction where the Nike is Nylon/polyester blend knit fabric, no durable water repellent (DWR) coating specified, 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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