Always In Motion Boxer 5 vs Women's Air Tech Performance Brief Panties 6-Pack: which is safer?

Reebok Women's Air Tech Performance Brief Panties 6-Pack is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

lululemon Always In Motion Boxer 5

Lululemon

Always In Motion Boxer 5

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 12/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

nylon blend with water-repellent coating finish

Confidence

45%

Possiblewater-repellent coating finish chemical composition (PFAS/fluorinated repellents)

PossibleElastane (spandex) degradation and microfiber shedding

Our pick

Reebok Women's Air Tech Performance Brief Panties 6-Pack

Reebok

Women's Air Tech Performance Brief Panties 6-Pack

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

nylon, spandex, cotton blend

Confidence

72%

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in fabric finishing

PossibleAzo dyes

PossibleElastomer degradation (spandex breakdown)

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag DWR finish chemical composition (PFAS/fluorinated repellents) and Elastane (spandex) degradation and microfiber shedding on the Lululemon and not on the Reebok.
  • We flag Formaldehyde resins in fabric finishing, Azo dyes and Elastomer degradation (spandex breakdown) on the Reebok and not on the Lululemon.
  • The Lululemon is nylon blend with DWR finish where the Reebok is nylon, spandex, cotton blend, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Reebok is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Lululemon 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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