Compressive High-Rise Legging vs Pants & Jumpsuits Gymshark Flex High Waisted Leggings: which is safer?

Compressive High-Rise Legging is the clear pick. Gymshark Pants & Jumpsuits Gymshark Flex High Waisted Leggings carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

Girlfriend Collective

Compressive High-Rise Legging

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Excellent 77/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

nylon/spandex blend, no disclosed coating

Confidence

62%

PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal dye contaminants

PossibleMicroplastics shedding during wash

Why this gradeBuy
Gymshark Pants & Jumpsuits Gymshark Flex High Waisted Leggings

Gymshark

Pants & Jumpsuits Gymshark Flex High Waisted Leggings

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

Polyester/nylon blend (standard athletic fabric)

Confidence

68%

PossibleMicroplastic shedding during wear and laundering

Why this grade

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Azo dyes and heavy metal dye contaminants and Microplastics shedding during wash on the Girlfriend Collective and not on the Gymshark.
  • We flag Microplastic shedding during wear and laundering on the Gymshark and not on the Girlfriend Collective.
  • The Girlfriend Collective is nylon/spandex blend, no disclosed coating where the Gymshark is Polyester/nylon blend (standard athletic fabric), which is most of the difference in these two grades.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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