Period Care, ranked by PFAS grade
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- polypropylene filter housing, carbon/sediment cartridge
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Bacterial growth in spent cartridges
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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- RO membrane, carbon filters, stainless steel housing
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Bacterial and microbial growth in housing and filters
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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- organic cotton, natural latex, coconut coir, recycled steel coils
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Heavy metals
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
2 of the 4 period care products PFAS Authority has graded score below its 70 point pass mark for PFAS and other toxins, 50% of the category, as of October 2026, leaving 2 that pass. The highest graded is Natracare Organic Pads at 100 out of 100.
The full ranking is below, best-graded first, with every score linking to the evidence behind it.
Is period care safe?
2 of the 4 period care products we graded come back low-concern on our screen and 2 do not. Our grades are model-based assessments built from published materials, ingredient lists, certifications and brand disclosures, not laboratory tests, so they say what we can evidence rather than that anything is safe.
Best graded period care here
- 1Natracare Organic Pads 100 out of 100
- 2Cora Organic Tampons 70 out of 100
- 3Generic Conventional Tampons (generic) 35 out of 100
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Cora
Organic Tampons
No coating of concern recorded, and no PFAS statement from the brand.
Natracare
Organic Pads
MADE SAFE certification on record.
Why Natracare Organic Pads wins, and what it beats
Every grade on this page is one sum. A category starts from a baseline, each disclosed material or coating adds risk points, and each thing the brand or a third party has published takes them away. Below is that sum for the winner, then for 3 products it beats, so you can see exactly where the 75 points between the top and the bottom of this period care ranking come from.
The winner
- +25Category baseline. The starting point for this type of product, before anything specific to this product is counted.
- -10Base material not linked to PFAS. The main material recorded for this product is not one associated with PFAS.
- -30Third-party PFAS-free verification. A third party reports verifying this product as PFAS-free.
What the grade does not fix. Nothing specific to this product adds risk, so what remains is the category baseline that every product here starts from, and our graders recorded 2 other hazards on it. See the full breakdown.
What it beats, and why
What puts it behind. No PFAS disclosure, +15 points. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product. The winner carries no such factor.
- +25Category baseline
- +15No PFAS disclosure
- -10Base material not linked to PFAS
30risk points, a grade of 70
What puts it behind. Unknown / proprietary coating, +25 points. A coating is recorded with no disclosed chemistry. The winner carries no such factor.
- +25Category baseline
- +25Unknown / proprietary coating
- +15No PFAS disclosure. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product.
65risk points, a grade of 35
What puts it behind. Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment, +35 points. Water-repellent coating treatments have historically used PFAS. The winner carries no such factor.
- +35Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
- +25Category baseline
- +15No PFAS disclosure. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product.
75risk points, a grade of 25
No product on this page was physically tested by us. Every number above comes from published materials, ingredient and coating disclosures, certifications and brand statements, scored on one public rubric. Formulations change without notice, so check the current product listing before buying.
Worth buying Good or Excellent, best-graded first
Natracare
Organic Pads
- A third party reports verifying it as PFAS-free
- Fragrance allergens (if scented variant)
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Cora
Organic Tampons
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Pesticide residue
Graded and flagged Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
Generic
Conventional Tampons (generic)
- Dioxins and furans from chlorine bleaching
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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Period Underwear (generic)
- PFAS
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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