Basic Mid-Rise Period Brief vs Women's Ruby Love Period Underwear Hipster: which is safer?
Modibodi Basic Mid-Rise Period Brief is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Modibodi
Basic Mid-Rise Period Brief
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 92/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
organic cotton blend with water-resistant coating
Confidence
85%
PossibleWater-resistant coating degradation
PossibleMicrobial growth and odor with improper care
Ruby Love
Women's Ruby Love Period Underwear Hipster
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Good 66/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
organic cotton with water-resistant treatment
Confidence
82%
PossibleCoating degradation and microplastic shedding over time
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Water-resistant coating degradation and Microbial growth and odor with improper care on the Modibodi and not on the Ruby Love.
- We flag Coating degradation and microplastic shedding over time on the Ruby Love and not on the Modibodi.
- The Modibodi is organic cotton blend with water-resistant coating where the Ruby Love is organic cotton with water-resistant treatment, 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 Modibodi 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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