Icon Intimates & Sleepwear | Icon Undies Hi-Waist Period Underwear Panties Size Xs Beige (For Moderate Leaks) | Color: C vs Basic Mid-Rise Period Brief: which is safer?
Modibodi Basic Mid-Rise Period Brief is the clear pick. Icon Intimates & Sleepwear | Icon Undies Hi-Waist Period Underwear Panties Size Xs Beige (For Moderate Leaks) | Color: C carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Icon Underwear
Icon Intimates & Sleepwear | Icon Undies Hi-Waist Period Underwear Panties Size Xs Beige (For Moderate Leaks) | Color: C
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyFluorocarbon-based water-resistant coating (water-repellent coating finish)
PossibleCoating degradation and microfiber shedding over time
Our pick
Modibodi
Basic Mid-Rise Period Brief
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleWater-resistant coating degradation
PossibleMicrobial growth and odor with improper care
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fluorocarbon-based water-resistant coating (DWR finish) and Coating degradation and microfiber shedding over time on the Icon Underwear and not on the Modibodi.
- We flag Water-resistant coating degradation and Microbial growth and odor with improper care on the Modibodi and not on the Icon Underwear.
- The Icon Underwear is Cotton blend with water-resistant treatment (likely DWR finish) where the Modibodi is organic cotton blend with water-resistant coating, 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 Modibodi is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Icon Underwear grade, at 45% confidence against 85%, 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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