Abena Abri-San Premium Shaped Incontinence Pad vs Incontinence Pads: which is safer?

Eco by Naty Incontinence Pads is the clear pick. Abena Abri-San Premium Shaped Incontinence Pad carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Abena Abri-San Premium Shaped Incontinence Pad

Abri-Form

Abena Abri-San Premium Shaped Incontinence Pad

PFAS grade

Poor 25/100

Overall grade

Bad 3/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Cellulose, superabsorbent polymer, waterproof backing coating unspecified

Confidence

45%

PossibleUnspecified waterproof backing coating (PFAS risk category)

ReportedSkin irritation from SAP or adhesive contact

PossibleMicroplastic or particulate shedding

Our pick

Eco by Naty Incontinence Pads

Eco By Naty

Incontinence Pads

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Good 66/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

Bamboo-derived viscose, cotton, plant-based absorbent core

Confidence

78%

PossibleHeavy metals in cellulose or plant-derived materials

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Unspecified waterproof backing coating (PFAS risk category), Skin irritation from SAP or adhesive contact, Microplastic or particulate shedding and Degradation of waterproof backing over storage or repeated washing on the Abri-Form and not on the Eco By Naty.
  • We flag Heavy metals in cellulose or plant-derived materials on the Eco By Naty and not on the Abri-Form.
  • The Abri-Form is Cellulose, superabsorbent polymer, waterproof backing coating unspecified where the Eco By Naty is Bamboo-derived viscose, cotton, plant-based absorbent core, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Eco By Naty is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Abri-Form grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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