Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top vs 2/2 Prologue Bz Wetsuit: which is safer?
Patagonia Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top is the clear pick. Quiksilver 2/2 Prologue Bz Wetsuit carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
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
Quiksilver
2/2 Prologue Bz Wetsuit
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Likelywater-repellent coating fluorinated coating (PFAS-adjacent)
PossibleNeoprene off-gassing and skin irritation
ReportedMicrofiber shedding from nylon exterior
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Elastane (spandex) degradation under heat or chlorine on the Patagonia and not on the Quiksilver.
- We flag DWR fluorinated coating (PFAS-adjacent), Neoprene off-gassing and skin irritation, Microfiber shedding from nylon exterior and Coating degradation and leaching on the Quiksilver and not on the Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is Nylon/polyester blend with elastane (standard swimwear) where the Quiksilver is Neoprene wetsuit with likely DWR-treated nylon exterior, 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 Quiksilver grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
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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