KIMBERLY CLARK U by Kotex Supreme Premium Compact Tampons, Regular, 32 ct, Replaces - 6951583BX at Shoplet vs 100% Organic Cotton Tampons: which is safer?
Natracare 100% Organic Cotton Tampons is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Kimberly-Clark Kotex
KIMBERLY CLARK U by Kotex Supreme Premium Compact Tampons, Regular, 32 ct, Replaces - 6951583BX at Shoplet
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Good 52/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
cotton/rayon blend with standard absorption core
Confidence
72%
PossibleDioxins from chlorine bleaching
ReportedBacterial overgrowth and toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
PossibleRayon synthetic fibers and strand shedding
Our pick
Natracare
100% Organic Cotton Tampons
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 96/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
100% organic cotton
Confidence
88%
PossibleHeavy metals in pigments or cotton processing
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Dioxins from chlorine bleaching, Bacterial overgrowth and toxic shock syndrome (TSS) and Rayon synthetic fibers and strand shedding on the Kimberly-Clark Kotex and not on the Natracare.
- We flag Heavy metals in pigments or cotton processing on the Natracare and not on the Kimberly-Clark Kotex.
- The Kimberly-Clark Kotex is cotton/rayon blend with standard absorption core where the Natracare is 100% organic cotton, 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 Natracare 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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