Do Stayfree period pads have PFAS?
Stayfree period pads average 34 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Stayfree period pads graded as of October 2026, below the 38 out of 100 median for the 16 other period pads brands graded alongside it.
Stayfree period pads average Poor on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 47% of the period pads 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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Which Stayfree period pads contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- absorbent core, plastic backing (unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Plastic backing composition and leachables. The unspecified plastic layer could release trace monomers or…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- nonwoven polypropylene, absorbent core, waterproof backing layer (unspecified composition)
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- PFAS. Waterproof backing composition is unspecified by Stayfree; PFAS chemicals are used by some pad…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonwoven synthetic fibers with waterproof backing, coating unspecified
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- PFAS. Unspecified waterproof backing strongly suggests Teflon-family coating or fluorochemical treatment…
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- Nonwoven polymer, waterproof backing (unspecified treatment)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Waterproof backing leachables (unspecified chemistry). The waterproof treatment is not disclosed by the…
Better period pads from other brands
Graded higher than the Stayfree average of 34.
- organic cotton, wood pulp
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- cellulose, cotton blend, absorbent core
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Bleach residues and processing chemicals in cellulose
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- Cotton, wood pulp absorbent core, plastic backing
- Pesticide residue
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The same question, asked of the other period pads brands
Best average grade first. Stayfree averages 34.
See every Stayfree product we grade on the Stayfree brand page, or the full period pads ranking.