Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top vs Women's Stripe Bikini Top: which is safer?
Patagonia Women's Bottom Turn Racerback Bikini Top is the clear pick. Tommy Hilfiger Women's Stripe Bikini Top 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
Tommy Hilfiger
Women's Stripe Bikini Top
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes
PossibleSpandex/elastic degradation and leaching
PossibleDye transfer and skin sensitivity
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Elastane (spandex) degradation under heat or chlorine on the Patagonia and not on the Tommy Hilfiger.
- We flag Azo dyes, Spandex/elastic degradation and leaching, Dye transfer and skin sensitivity and Microplastics shedding on the Tommy Hilfiger and not on the Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is Nylon/polyester blend with elastane (standard swimwear) where the Tommy Hilfiger is Nylon/polyamide blend (typical for 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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