U by Kotex Kotex Security Regular Unscented Tampons 18-Count vs Organic Tampons: which is safer?
Lola Organic Tampons is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Kotex Security
U by Kotex Kotex Security Regular Unscented Tampons 18-Count
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Good 62/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Rayon and cotton fibers, minimal disclosed additives
Confidence
72%
PossibleDioxins and furans from bleaching processes
PossiblePesticide residues in cotton
Our pick
Lola
Organic Tampons
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 92/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
organic cotton, cardboard applicator
Confidence
82%
PossibleCardboard degradation or splinters
PossibleAllergic contact dermatitis from cotton or additives
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Dioxins and furans from bleaching processes and Pesticide residues in cotton on the Kotex Security and not on the Lola.
- We flag Cardboard degradation or splinters and Allergic contact dermatitis from cotton or additives on the Lola and not on the Kotex Security.
- The Kotex Security is Rayon and cotton fibers, minimal disclosed additives where the Lola 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 Lola 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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