Air Flow Underpad 23" x 36" vs Incontinence Pads: which is safer?

Eco by Naty Incontinence Pads is the clear pick. TENA Air Flow Underpad 23" x 36" carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

TENA Air Flow Underpad 23" x 36"

Tena

Air Flow Underpad 23" x 36"

PFAS grade

Poor 25/100

Overall grade

Bad 9/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Cellulose/nonwoven with waterproof backing layer (unspecified polymer)

Confidence

35%

PossibleWaterproof backing polymer composition (unspecified)

PossibleSkin irritation from nonwoven synthetic fibers or residues

PossibleBacterial or fungal growth if pad changes are infrequent

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 Waterproof backing polymer composition (unspecified), Skin irritation from nonwoven synthetic fibers or residues, Bacterial or fungal growth if pad changes are infrequent and Particulate shedding from aged or degraded backing on the Tena 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 Tena.
  • The Tena is Cellulose/nonwoven with waterproof backing layer (unspecified polymer) 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 Tena grade, at 35% 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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