Incontinence Pads vs Up & Up Women's Long Length Incontinence Pads: which is safer?
Eco by Naty Incontinence Pads is the clear pick. Up & Up Women's Long Length Incontinence Pads carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Eco By Naty
Incontinence Pads
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in cellulose or plant-derived materials
up&up
Up & Up Women's Long Length Incontinence Pads
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleWaterproofing coating leachables (non-PFAS polymers and additives)
PossibleSkin irritation from synthetic topsheet
PossibleAbsorbent polymer (SAP) migration and particulates
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Heavy metals in cellulose or plant-derived materials on the Eco By Naty and not on the up&up.
- We flag Waterproofing coating leachables (non-PFAS polymers and additives), Skin irritation from synthetic topsheet and Absorbent polymer (SAP) migration and particulates on the up&up and not on the Eco By Naty.
- The Eco By Naty is Bamboo-derived viscose, cotton, plant-based absorbent core where the up&up is absorbent core, synthetic topsheet, waterproof backing (unspecified polymer), 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 up&up grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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