BPA in sports bras??!! - YouLookFab Forum

Indigoprint

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Wow That is sobering. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

3 years ago

Janet

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And in reading the article it looks like levels are higher than acceptable in all kinds of sports wear — and I wear Athleta tops. Yikes.

Sleeping in a bra — even an unstructured bra — sounds so uncomfortable to me! Why do you sleep in one, if you don’t mind me asking?

3 years ago

Anonymous

Yep I wear Athleta tops as normal casual wear all summer too :/

I can't stand the feeling of being braless- it totally creeps me out! Always has as long as I can remember, even when I lived alone. I do have a couple of Bali (I think) bralettes I also sleep in, maybe they're better?

3 years ago

cat2

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I can’t get their site to load, but it looks like they also tested socks and found problems.

3 years ago

LaPed

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It makes sense to me. A lot of athletic wear is using recycled poly, and many companies tout using recovered ocean plastic and such. The toxins don’t disappear when the plastics get converted into textiles… I’ve always wondered about this, glad someone is gathering data! Another good argument for sticking to natural fibers when possible.

3 years ago

JAileen

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I wonder what made them think to test sport bras? I mean food, sure, but bras? I’m glad they did, of course.

3 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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Well, there goes my recent decision that poly workout tops are ok!

3 years ago

kellygirl

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Wow. So many people wear athletic wear all day too. That's kind of scary.

3 years ago

Peri

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Yikes, I have a lot from Athleta! No sports bras but plenty of tops and pants. I'd say Athleta dominates my closet.

3 years ago

Indigoprint

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I need support while sleeping . I use cotton as much as I can find but now will be more careful.

3 years ago

Dee

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Wow, thats alarming but I'm glad somebody looked into this and that they are now requiring for changes to be made by these companies.

3 years ago

Mary Beth (formerly LBD)

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I’m always trying to limit my exposure to plastics. It never occurred to me that BPA could be in clothing. That’s low-key horrifying.

Like Indigoprint, I sleep in a bra, always have since reaching a certain size in high school. I find it much more comfortable.

3 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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This should def go in Inge’s next Links post

3 years ago

LJP

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This was the talk of the gym locker room today . We were all thankful Lululemon didn’t make the list …..yet . I bet this is the tip of the iceberg though . Next - underwear / bras .

3 years ago

Anonymous

Yep, I'm worrying about other clothes too! Thing is, even if we spend thousands to replace everything with natural fibers and donate all the poly, it's still there :/

3 years ago

LJP

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Well, and , natural fibres and moisture-wicking support functions don't exactly go together . Can you imagine a bamboo sports bra? I don't think so.

3 years ago

RobinF

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Oh wow, interesting. The article says polyester clothing that includes spandex. Seems like that would be a lot.

3 years ago

elpgal

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It’s so demoralizing. In the last couple of years, we have changed our furniture, utensils, cookware, flooring, canned goods, skincare all based on new findings.

3 years ago

Anonymous

Yikes. Many sheets and pillow cases are blends. You could sleep nude and still be in trouble. .

3 years ago

Bijou

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My goodness, I am sure that they are also there in my regular bras and undies that have stretchy fabrics.

3 years ago

Anonymous

Gonna skip the nude sleeping Joy! As it is, it was so cold last night I wore my fleece jacket

3 years ago

Staysfit

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Yikes, I’m doomed! Add up all the hours of running and workouts and everything else and I have spent years in my sports bras…from Brooks and Athleta and all the above…..

3 years ago

Runs With Scissors

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I found this Reddit r/running thread helpful for putting things in context: https://www.reddit.com/r/runni.....orts_bras/

I will be following any future research with interest though!

3 years ago

Ginger

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Runs With Scissors, that is a very interesting, helpful discussion with a lot of real data, mostly on the lack of any real study behind the claims and warnings. Thank you for posting!

3 years ago