Kimberly-Clark Kotex Review, Is Kimberly-Clark Kotex Non-Toxic?
Kimberly-Clark Kotex averages 70 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Kimberly-Clark Kotex products graded as of October 2026, and all 4 reach its 70 point pass mark.
Kimberly-Clark Kotex grades Good 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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Kimberly-Clark Kotex and PFAS, common questions
- Does Kimberly-Clark Kotex have PFAS?
- Kimberly-Clark Kotex averages 70 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Kimberly-Clark Kotex products graded as of October 2026, and all 4 reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests.
- Is Kimberly-Clark Kotex non-toxic?
- Kimberly-Clark Consumer 53445 U by Kotex Tampon, Super Premium, Regular Absorbency, Click Compact, 16/pk, 8 pk/cs (US On is the highest-graded Kimberly-Clark Kotex 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 Kimberly-Clark Kotex products are lower concern for PFAS?
- The highest-graded Kimberly-Clark Kotex products we have scored are Kimberly-Clark Consumer 53445 U by Kotex Tampon, Super Premium, Regular Absorbency, Click Compact, 16/pk, 8 pk/cs (US On, Kimberly-Clark Professional Tampons, Compact, Kotex, 16/Box, Multi, Kimberly Clark U By Kotex Click Compact Tampons, Regular Absorbency, Plastic Applicator, Unscented, Compact, 53445. That is our model-based estimate from materials and public disclosure, not a lab test.
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