Organic Cotton Tampons with Applicator vs Tampons: which is safer?
Seventh Generation Tampons is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Cora
Organic Cotton Tampons with Applicator
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Poor 38/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 5
Material
Organic cotton, cardboard applicator
Confidence
78%
PossibleChlorine/dioxin residues from bleaching
ReportedVaginal tissue irritation and allergic contact dermatitis
PossibleCardboard applicator fragmentation and micro-abrasion
Our pick
Seventh Generation
Tampons
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 100/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
none flagged
Material
organic cotton, cardboard applicator
Confidence
88%
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Chlorine/dioxin residues from bleaching, Vaginal tissue irritation and allergic contact dermatitis, Cardboard applicator fragmentation and micro-abrasion and Heavy metals (lead, cadmium) in cotton on the Cora and not on the Seventh Generation.
- The Cora is Organic cotton, cardboard applicator where the Seventh Generation is organic cotton, cardboard applicator, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 30 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Seventh Generation is the one to buy.
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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