Depend Review, Is Depend Non-Toxic?
Depend averages 30 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 3 Depend products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Depend grades Poor on our four-band scale. On disclosure, the brand says nothing publicly about PFAS. See what every brand has published about PFAS for how that compares.
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.
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- Absorbent core (wood pulp, SAP), non-woven layers, polyethylene backing/waterproof barrier
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- Does Depend have PFAS?
- Depend averages 30 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 3 Depend products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests.
- Is Depend non-toxic?
- No Depend product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Fit-Flex Women Incontinence Underwear Maximum Absorbency at 40/100.
- Which Depend products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Depend products we have scored are Depend Guards Incontinence Pads for Men, Depend Shields Incontinence Pads for Men, Fit-Flex Women Incontinence Underwear Maximum Absorbency. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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