All Super Cardboard Applicator Organic Tampons vs Organic Tampons: which is safer?
Lola Organic Tampons edges it on pure PFAS risk, but LOLA All Super Cardboard Applicator Organic Tampons wins overall once other hazards are counted.
Our pick
Lola
All Super Cardboard Applicator Organic Tampons
PFAS grade
Excellent 95/100
Overall grade
Excellent 95/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
none flagged
Material
organic cotton tampon, cardboard applicator
Confidence
78%
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 Cardboard degradation or splinters and Allergic contact dermatitis from cotton or additives on the Lola and not on the Lola.
- The Lola is organic cotton tampon, cardboard applicator where the Lola is organic cotton, cardboard applicator, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are 5 points apart, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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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