Tena Review, Is Tena Non-Toxic?
Tena averages 27 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 26 Tena products graded as of October 2026, and 1 of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Tena 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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Which Tena products are PFAS-free? Good or better, best-graded first
- absorbent core, nonwoven layers, adhesive
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Fragrance additives and allergens, TENA Very Light is available in both scented and unscented versions.…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Cellulose, SAP (superabsorbent polymer), polyethylene backsheet with moisture barrier
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Polyethylene backsheet with moisture-barrier coating typical of incontinence pads frequently relies on…
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- Cellulose core with polymer backing, waterproofing unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Waterproof disposable underpads almost always use fluorinated water-repellent coating or similar…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Cellulose core with waterproof backing layer (composition unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Waterproof backing composition not disclosed by Aeroflow. PFAS-based Teflon-family coating (such as…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Cellulose-based absorbent core, polyethylene backsheet, unknown waterproof/moisture-barrier coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Fluorinated waterproof coating (undisclosed). Incontinence pads require water-barrier performance that…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Absorbent core with unspecified waterproof backing/coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Waterproof backing chemistry is undisclosed. Standard industry practice for incontinence pads relies on…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- nonwoven layers, absorbent core, waterproof backing (unspecified polymer)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Waterproof polymer composition is undisclosed. If it uses fluorochemical coatings, PFAS exposure is…
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- nonwoven cellulose with waterproof backing layers
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Waterproof backing leachables (plastic polymers or fluorochemical coatings). The polyethylene or…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- absorbent core, polymer backsheet with unspecified waterproof coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Waterproof incontinence products commonly use fluorinated polymers or PFAS-containing topcoats for…
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- Cellulose/synthetic fiber pad with unspecified waterproof coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. The backing layer composition is not publicly disclosed. Waterproof coatings in budget-tier menstrual…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- nonwoven cellulose, superabsorbent polymer, waterproof backing
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Incontinence products commonly use PFAS-based or perfluorinated polymers in water-resistant films. Tena…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Cellulose-based absorbent core, polyester, waterproof backing
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Waterproof backing composition is undisclosed. PFAS is a common choice for this function in…
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- absorbent core with waterproof backing layer, unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Waterproof layer chemistry is undisclosed. Many incontinence product backings historically used…
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- Absorbent core, synthetic polymer backing with waterproof layer
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Waterproof coatings on incontinence underpads are the primary end-use category for PFAS in textiles…
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- cellulose core with plastic/synthetic backing layers (waterproofing agent unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Incontinence pad backings frequently use Teflon-type coating or PFAS-derived polymers for water…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- cellulose-based core with synthetic waterproof/moisture-barrier outer layers (composition unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Incontinence pads almost universally use fluorinated polymers for moisture barriers. Cantel Medical has…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- cellulose/polymer blend with moisture-barrier coating (unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Unspecified moisture-barrier coating is presumed fluorinated based on industry standards for disposable…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- cellulose/polymer core with waterproof backing layer (type unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Waterproof coating leachates (unknown chemistry). The unidentified backing-layer chemistry poses low but…
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- Cellulose/nonwoven with waterproof backing layer (unspecified polymer)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Waterproof backing polymer composition (unspecified). The backing layer polymer is not identified in…
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- Cellulose core with waterproof backing layer (unspecified polymer)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Waterproof polymer backing composition is undisclosed; incontinence pads historically use PFAS-treated…
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- absorbent core, superabsorbent polymer, waterproof backing layer
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Overnight incontinence pads require durable water repellency; PFAS-based coatings are standard in the…
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- nonwoven textile, elastomeric polymers, absorbent core with moisture-barrier layer
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Incontinence products routinely use fluorochemical water repellents to prevent leakage. Tena's silence…
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- Cellulose core with synthetic absorbent layers and waterproof backing
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Undisclosed waterproof backing chemistry almost certainly contains Teflon-type coating or similar…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Absorbent core with polymeric waterproof backing layer (unspecified treatment)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Undisclosed waterproof backing chemistry (potential DWRs or fluorinated compounds). Polymeric backing…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- nonwoven, absorbent core, waterproof backing (unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Waterproof layer composition is undisclosed; PFAS-based water repellents are standard in industry…
- Cellulose/nonwoven blend with unspecified waterproof coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. The waterproof backing layer in incontinence pads typically relies on fluorochemical-based durable…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on AmazonWhat to buy instead Good or better, in the categories Tena sells
- Bamboo-derived viscose, cotton, plant-based absorbent core
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Heavy metals
- Cellulose, superabsorbent polymer, cotton blend
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Absorbent material degradation and bacterial growth
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- bamboo charcoal textile, washable cotton-blend absorbent layer
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and synthetic colorants
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Tena and PFAS, common questions
- Does Tena have PFAS?
- Tena averages 27 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 26 Tena products graded as of October 2026, and 1 of them reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests.
- Is Tena non-toxic?
- TENA Very Light is the highest-graded Tena 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 Tena products are lower concern for PFAS?
- The highest-graded Tena products we have scored are TENA Very Light. That is our model-based estimate from materials and public disclosure, not a lab test.
- Which Tena products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Tena products we have scored are TENA Women's Ultimate Pads, TENA Ultra Thin Light Bladder Control, TENA Stretch Ultra Brief. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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