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.

Maxi Pads 12CT Regular W/Wings Bodyform Super Comfortable & Leak-Proof Protection Cushion Soft

Bodyform

Maxi Pads 12CT Regular W/Wings Bodyform Super Comfortable & Leak-Proof Protection Cushion Soft

PFAS grade

Poor 25/100

Overall grade

Bad 7/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Cellulose-based absorbent core, polyethylene backing, waterproof barrier coating unspecified

Confidence

35%

ReportedPFAS in waterproof coating

PossiblePolyethylene backing degradation

PossibleAdhesive or fragrance irritation

Our pick

Seventh Generation Chlorine Free Maxi Pads

Seventh Generation

Chlorine Free Maxi Pads

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 96/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

organic cotton, wood pulp

Confidence

78%

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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