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
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
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
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
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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