PFAS25/ 100Poor
Always xtra Protection Pantiliners

Always · Panty Liners

Always xtra Protection Pantiliners

Poor

Don't buy until the brand reveals the waterproof coating material; period-care barriers often use PFAS-based treatments.

These liners have a moisture-barrier coating on synthetic backing, a known location for PFAS in period products. Always won't say what's in the coating.

The safe swap

Kotex Core Daily Wrapped Liners

Kotex

Kotex Core Daily Wrapped Liners

70/100 safety

70Good

Same rubric that flunked this product. The swap earned Good.

Still want this one anyway? Check the price on Amazon. We’d swap it.

Material

Nonwoven polypropylene backing with moisture barrier coating (composition unspecified)

Brand disclosure

Brand is silent on PFAS

Lab data

No public lab test

What we don’t know

Basis
Model estimate, 45% confidence, not a lab result
Lab test
None on record for this exact product
Brand statement
Always has made none

Formulations change between production runs, so check the current label. How we grade.

Safer alternatives in Panty Liners

Kotex Core Daily Wrapped Liners

Kotex

Core Daily Wrapped Liners

cotton, rayon, adhesive (nonwoven blend)

PFAS Grade70Good
Overall Grade48Poor
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Synthetic adhesive leachables

Limited concern

70
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Fragrance allergens (if scented variant)

Moderate concern

45
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Microplastic shedding from nonwoven backing

Limited concern

70
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PFAS

Limited concern

70

Lower PFAS concern; standard period-liner materials without disclosed water-resistance treatment.

Risky category by default

Kotex Wrapped Liners

Kotex

Wrapped Liners

Cellulose/cotton absorbent core with adhesive backing

PFAS Grade70Good
Overall Grade62Good
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Adhesive skin contact sensitization

Limited concern

70
⚠️

Fragrance allergens (if present)

Limited concern

70

Lower PFAS concern for this product type, but Kotex provides no transparency on coating materials.

Risky category by default

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