Sadie Swimsuit vs Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top: which is safer?

Patagonia Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top is the clear pick. Hunza G Sadie Swimsuit carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Hunza G Sadie Swimsuit

Hunza G

Sadie Swimsuit

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Nylon blend with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish

Confidence

45%

LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating finish

PossibleMicrofiber shedding from nylon

PossibleCoating degradation and leaching

Our pick

Patagonia Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top

Patagonia

Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top

PFAS grade

Excellent 90/100

Overall grade

Excellent 86/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

Nylon/polyester blend with elastane (standard swimwear)

Confidence

72%

PossibleElastane (spandex) degradation under heat or chlorine

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag PFAS in DWR finish, Microfiber shedding from nylon and Coating degradation and leaching on the Hunza G and not on the Patagonia.
  • We flag Elastane (spandex) degradation under heat or chlorine on the Patagonia and not on the Hunza G.
  • The Hunza G is Nylon blend with DWR (durable water-repellent) finish where the Patagonia is Nylon/polyester blend with elastane (standard swimwear), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 70 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Patagonia is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Hunza G grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

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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