Do Kimberly-Clark Kotex tampons have PFAS?
Kimberly-Clark Kotex tampons average 70 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Kimberly-Clark Kotex tampons graded as of October 2026, level with the 70 out of 100 median for the 17 other tampons brands graded alongside it.
Kimberly-Clark Kotex tampons average Good on our four-band scale. 4 of the 4 we graded are worth buying. That is above 38% of the tampons brands we grade.
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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