Compressive High-Rise Legging vs Textured Compression 7/8 Leggings: which is safer?
Compressive High-Rise Legging is the clear pick. Textured Compression 7/8 Leggings carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Girlfriend Collective
Compressive High-Rise Legging
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal dye contaminants
PossibleMicroplastics shedding during wash
Outdoor Voices
Textured Compression 7/8 Leggings
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber
LikelyMicrofiber shedding and microplastics
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 Outdoor Voices.
- We flag Azo dyes and synthetic colorants, Antimony in polyester fiber and Microfiber shedding and microplastics on the Outdoor Voices and not on the Girlfriend Collective.
- The Girlfriend Collective is nylon/spandex blend, no disclosed coating where the Outdoor Voices is Nylon/polyester blend, likely uncoated or standard finish, 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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