O.b Pro Comfort Super Plus 16 pad vs Sport Ultra Thin Pads: which is safer?

O.b Pro Comfort Super Plus 16 pad is the clear pick. Playtex Sport Ultra Thin Pads carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

O.b Pro Comfort Super Plus 16 pad

OB

O.b Pro Comfort Super Plus 16 pad

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Good 52/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

rayon/viscose, cotton, and gelling polymers

Confidence

78%

PossibleMicroplastic shedding or degradation

ReportedIrritation or allergic sensitization from adhesive or synthetic fibers

PossibleBacterial growth or contamination from prolonged moisture

Playtex Sport Ultra Thin Pads

Playtex

Sport Ultra Thin Pads

PFAS grade

Poor 25/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Cotton/rayon core, plastic backing with moisture-barrier coating

Confidence

45%

LikelyUndisclosed moisture-barrier coating (likely fluorochemical)

PossibleBleach residues in cotton/rayon core

PossibleAllergic sensitization to synthetic materials or dyes

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Microplastic shedding or degradation, Irritation or allergic sensitization from adhesive or synthetic fibers and Bacterial growth or contamination from prolonged moisture on the OB and not on the Playtex.
  • We flag Undisclosed moisture-barrier coating (likely fluorochemical), Bleach residues in cotton/rayon core, Allergic sensitization to synthetic materials or dyes and Bacterial growth from moisture and occlusion on the Playtex and not on the OB.
  • The OB is rayon/viscose, cotton, and gelling polymers where the Playtex is Cotton/rayon core, plastic backing with moisture-barrier coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the OB is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Playtex grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.

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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