Acti- Fresh Body Shape Long To Go Pantiliners vs Core Daily Wrapped Liners: which is safer?
Kotex Core Daily Wrapped Liners is the clear pick. Carefree Acti- Fresh Body Shape Long To Go Pantiliners carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Carefree
Acti- Fresh Body Shape Long To Go Pantiliners
PFAS grade
Poor 25/100
Overall grade
analysis pending
Verdict
pending
Hazard flags
none flagged
Material
Absorbent core (likely rayon/SAP); adhesive/waterproof backing (unspecified)
Confidence
45%
Our pick
Kotex
Core Daily Wrapped Liners
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Poor 48/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
cotton, rayon, adhesive (nonwoven blend)
Confidence
72%
PossibleSynthetic adhesive leachables
ReportedFragrance allergens (if scented variant)
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from nonwoven backing
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Synthetic adhesive leachables, Fragrance allergens (if scented variant), Microplastic shedding from nonwoven backing and PFAS water-resistance coating (undisclosed) on the Kotex and not on the Carefree.
- The Carefree is Absorbent core (likely rayon/SAP); adhesive/waterproof backing (unspecified) where the Kotex is cotton, rayon, adhesive (nonwoven blend), 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 Kotex is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Carefree grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, 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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