Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top vs Lucia Floral-Print Halterneck Swimsuit: which is safer?
Patagonia Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top is the clear pick. Reiss Lucia Floral-Print Halterneck Swimsuit 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
Reiss
Lucia Floral-Print Halterneck Swimsuit
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy-metal pigments in printed textiles
LikelyElastane (spandex) degradation and microfiber shedding
PossibleFormaldehyde-based finishing resins in synthetic textiles
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Elastane (spandex) degradation under heat or chlorine on the Patagonia and not on the Reiss.
- We flag Azo dyes and heavy-metal pigments in printed textiles, Elastane (spandex) degradation and microfiber shedding, Formaldehyde-based finishing resins in synthetic textiles and Skin irritation from dyes, optical brighteners, or residual processing chemicals on the Reiss and not on the Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is Nylon/polyester blend with elastane (standard swimwear) where the Reiss is polyamide (nylon) or elastane blend swimwear, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Patagonia is the one to buy.
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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