Sports Bras

23 products ranked by Scout score

Best sports bras right now

Janus Sports-BH Merino Lightwool 160 Dame 100/100
Scout's analysis: Janus Sports-BH Merino Lightwool 160 Dame scores 100/100. 100% Merino Wool — a natural, renewable fiber with no plastic microfiber shedding. Dame in the name marks it…
Alo Cashmere Plush Waffle V-Neck Bra 100/100
Scout's analysis: Alo Cashmere Plush Waffle V-Neck Bra scores 100/100. 100% Cashmere — a luxurious natural animal fiber with no synthetic plastic content.
Layere Organic Cotton Sports Bra 95/100
Scout's analysis: Layere Organic Cotton Sports Bra scores 95/100. Non-toxic everyday activewear built on 95% GOTS-certified organic cotton with 5% spandex — no polyester and no nylon in…

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Adidas Powerimpact Training Medium-Support Sports Bra 1/100
Scout's analysis: Adidas Powerimpact Training Medium-Support Sports Bra scores 1/100. Center for Environmental Health (CEH. Sports bras were a primary tested category and Adidas was…
Nike Swoosh Medium-Support Sports Bra 1/100
Scout's analysis: Nike Swoosh Medium-Support Sports Bra scores 1/100. Center for Environmental Health (CEH. Sports bras were a primary tested category in the CEH investigation, and Nike…
Alo Yoga Real Bra Tank 1/100
Scout's analysis: Alo Yoga Real Bra Tank scores 1/100. A signature Alo Yoga combo piece — built-in shelf bra plus tank — made from the same polyester+spandex fabric class that Center for…

Independently lab-tested sports bras

3 of the 23 products ranked here have a lab panel on their pages — each measured amount, the level it falls in and the report it comes from.

Alo Yoga Real Bra Tank 1/100
Nike Swoosh Medium-Support Sports Bra 1/100
Adidas Powerimpact Training Medium-Support Sports Bra 1/100

Ingredients to watch in sports bras

The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 23 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.

Spandex (8%) in 3 of 23
Elastane in 3 of 23
Elastane (5%) in 2 of 23
Polyamide (Nylon) in 2 of 23
Nylon in 2 of 23

What the better sports bras have in common

GOTS-Certified Organic Cotton (95%) in 2 of 23
Cotton in 2 of 23

Common questions about sports bras

What scores highest in sports bras on Scout?

Janus Sports-BH Merino Lightwool 160 Dame leads Scout's sports bras ranking at 100/100, followed by Alo Cashmere Plush Waffle V-Neck Bra (100) and Layere Organic Cotton Sports Bra (95). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.

What should I avoid in sports bras?

Adidas Powerimpact Training Medium-Support Sports Bra scores 1/100, the lowest of the 23 products Scout has analyzed in sports bras; next lowest are Nike Swoosh Medium-Support Sports Bra (1) and Alo Yoga Real Bra Tank (1). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.

What drags scores down in sports bras?

Across these 23 products the most common flagged ingredients are Spandex (8%), Elastane, Elastane (5%), Polyamide (Nylon), Nylon. Each appears in at least two of the products ranked here.

Is anything in sports bras independently lab tested?

3 of the 23 products on this page carry independent lab results — Alo Yoga Real Bra Tank, Nike Swoosh Medium-Support Sports Bra, Adidas Powerimpact Training Medium-Support Sports Bra. Each of their product pages shows the measured amounts, the level each falls in and the report they come from.

How does Scout score sports bras?

Every product in sports bras gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.

How Scout scores sports bras

One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →