Always Tampons, Light Absorbency, Unscented is the highest-graded Always product we have scored, at 70/100. It depends on the product line rather than the brand, so check the grade of the exact item you are buying.

Which Always products are lower concern for PFAS?

The highest-graded Always products we have scored are Always Tampons, Light Absorbency, Unscented. That is our model-based estimate from materials and public disclosure, not a lab test.

Which Always products should I avoid?

The lowest-graded Always products we have scored are Always Infinity Size Pads, Always Infinity Size 5 Extra Heavy Overnight Pads with Wings, Always Infinity Overnight Long Menstrual Pads. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.

27Poor

Always Review, Is Always Non-Toxic?

The verdict October 2026

Always averages 27 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 21 Always products graded as of October 2026, and 1 of them reach its 70 point pass mark.

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Always grades Poor on our four-band scale.

PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.

What Always says and does about PFAS

We found no PFAS statement from Always. Its owner Procter & Gamble was the target of a 2024 As You Sow shareholder proposal saying P&G had not issued a position on PFAS in personal care products, and that proposal was withdrawn after an agreement. A California lawsuit filed in 2026 by seven women alleges Always and other brands contained PFAS, and its outcome was not found.

Legal caseA California lawsuit by seven women names Always and Always Discreet among six brands and alleges PFAS, endocrine disruptors, carcinogens and heavy metals; these are allegations and we found no outcome. Yahoo News (Annemarije de Boer) ↗
Legal caseThe same report lists Procter & Gamble among the defendants. Yahoo News (Annemarije de Boer) ↗
Government sourceAs You Sow's 2024 shareholder proposal to P&G stated that P&G had not issued its position on PFAS in personal care products; this is the filer's statement. As You Sow ↗
Government sourceThe As You Sow PFAS proposal to P&G was withdrawn after an agreement was reached. As You Sow ↗

Sources checked September 29, 2026. A brand statement is the company’s own claim, which we report but have not verified. Our grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests.

Always is one of the brands we researched by hand for our record of what every brand has published about PFAS, where the same question is answered for each of them in one line.

Does Always have PFAS, by category

Always period pads 17

Which Always products are PFAS-free? Good or better, best-graded first

Always

Tampons, Light Absorbency, Unscented

70GoodPFAS grade

rayon/cellulose core, polypropylene layers
Allergens or sensitizers in rayon/polypropylene. Rayon and polypropylene are not inherently allergenic, but…

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Which Always products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

Always

Daily Protect Multi-Style Regular Length Unscented Panty Liners (108 ct)

25PoorPFAS grade

Nonwoven/cellulose core with adhesive and waterproof backing (coating unspecified)
PFAS. Waterproof coatings on menstrual products commonly contain PFOA, PFOS, or other PFAS "forever…

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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What Always says and does about PFAS

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