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

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

Nike Women's High-Waisted 7/8 Leggings

Nike

Women's High-Waisted 7/8 Leggings

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 39/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Nylon/polyester blend knit fabric, no water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating specified

Confidence

72%

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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