Women's Surf Stripe UPF Surf Suit vs Women's Eco Solid Adult Super Pro Swimsuit: which is safer?
Speedo Women's Eco Solid Adult Super Pro Swimsuit is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Rip Curl
Women's Surf Stripe UPF Surf Suit
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 0/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Polyester blend with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) treatment
Confidence
35%
Likelywater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) chemical composition - undisclosed
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from polyester fibers
Our pick
Speedo
Women's Eco Solid Adult Super Pro Swimsuit
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
analysis pending
Verdict
pending
Hazard flags
none flagged
Material
Polyester/nylon blend (standard swimsuit fabric)
Confidence
72%
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Durable water-repellent (DWR) chemical composition - undisclosed and Microplastic shedding from polyester fibers on the Rip Curl and not on the Speedo.
- The Rip Curl is Polyester blend with DWR (durable water-repellent) treatment where the Speedo is Polyester/nylon blend (standard swimsuit fabric), 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 Speedo is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Rip Curl 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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