Chlorine Free Maxi Pads vs Super Long Pads with Wings: which is safer?
Seventh Generation Chlorine Free Maxi Pads is the clear pick. Stayfree Ultra Thin Super Long Pads with Wings carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Seventh Generation
Chlorine Free Maxi Pads
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 96/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
organic cotton, wood pulp
Confidence
78%
PossibleFragrance allergen content
Stayfree Ultra Thin
Super Long Pads with Wings
PFAS grade
Poor 25/100
Overall grade
Bad 21/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Nonwoven polymer, waterproof backing (unspecified treatment)
Confidence
35%
PossibleWaterproof backing leachables (unspecified chemistry)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergen content on the Seventh Generation and not on the Stayfree Ultra Thin.
- We flag Waterproof backing leachables (unspecified chemistry) on the Stayfree Ultra Thin and not on the Seventh Generation.
- The Seventh Generation is organic cotton, wood pulp where the Stayfree Ultra Thin is Nonwoven polymer, waterproof backing (unspecified treatment), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 75 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Seventh Generation is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Stayfree Ultra Thin grade, at 35% 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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