Maxi Pads 12CT Regular W/Wings Bodyform Super Comfortable & Leak-Proof Protection Cushion Soft vs Chlorine Free Maxi Pads: which is safer?
Seventh Generation Chlorine Free Maxi Pads is the clear pick. Maxi Pads 12CT Regular W/Wings Bodyform Super Comfortable & Leak-Proof Protection Cushion Soft carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Bodyform
Maxi Pads 12CT Regular W/Wings Bodyform Super Comfortable & Leak-Proof Protection Cushion Soft
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
ReportedPFAS in waterproof coating
PossiblePolyethylene backing degradation
PossibleAdhesive or fragrance irritation
Our pick
Seventh Generation
Chlorine Free Maxi Pads
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergen content
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in waterproof coating, Polyethylene backing degradation and Adhesive or fragrance irritation on the Bodyform and not on the Seventh Generation.
- We flag Fragrance allergen content on the Seventh Generation and not on the Bodyform.
- The Bodyform is Cellulose-based absorbent core, polyethylene backing, waterproof barrier coating unspecified where the Seventh Generation is organic cotton, wood pulp, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 75 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Seventh Generation is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Bodyform 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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