Rachel Watercolor Stripe Scoop Back Swimsuit vs Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top: which is safer?
Patagonia Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top is the clear pick. Onia Rachel Watercolor Stripe Scoop Back Swimsuit carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Onia
Rachel Watercolor Stripe Scoop Back Swimsuit
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes in watercolor stripe printing
LikelyMicroplastic shedding from synthetic fiber
PossibleFormaldehyde-release resins in dye fixatives
Our pick
Patagonia
Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleElastane (spandex) degradation under heat or chlorine
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes in watercolor stripe printing, Microplastic shedding from synthetic fiber, Formaldehyde-release resins in dye fixatives and Elastane (spandex) degradation under chlorine on the Onia and not on the Patagonia.
- We flag Elastane (spandex) degradation under heat or chlorine on the Patagonia and not on the Onia.
- The Onia is Nylon/polyamide blend (swimsuit fabric), likely with DWR 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 Onia grade, at 35% 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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