100% Organic Cotton Tampons vs Organic Super Plus Tampons, 3 x 20 ct: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
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
Natracare
Organic Super Plus Tampons, 3 x 20 ct
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 96/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
organic cotton, cardboard applicator
Confidence
85%
PossibleDioxins from bleaching
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Heavy metals in pigments or cotton processing on the Natracare and not on the Natracare.
- We flag Dioxins from bleaching on the Natracare and not on the Natracare.
- The Natracare is 100% organic cotton where the Natracare is organic cotton, cardboard applicator, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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