Compare Menstrual Pads
Which scores higher on safety? R3 breaks it down.
R3 scored the Organyc Organic Cotton Pads, Moderate Flow 9.7/10 and the Natracare Ultra Pads with Wings, Regular 9.7/10 on the same menstrual pads scoring system, weighing safety, efficacy, and usability. The overall scores are close; the pillar breakdown below shows where they differ.
The most important dimensions, side by side.
See which one actually scores higher — and why
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Everything you need to make the call - who each one is for, and who should skip it.
Go for it if you...
You want a pad made entirely of certified organic cotton, with no superabsorbent gel or plastic against your skin
You care about avoiding PFAS and want the reassurance of an independent lab non-detect on the brand's cotton line
You have sensitive skin and react to conventional or fragranced pads
You want the strongest third-party organic certification, GOTS, behind what you buy
You want the cleanest, most transparent period pad, with certified organic cotton against your skin
You care that an independent lab found no PFAS marker on this line, not just an organic label on the box
You want a plastic-free, phthalate-free, fragrance-free pad that discloses every layer
You have sensitive skin and react to conventional pads
The main thing to know
The one thing Organyc does not publish is its own finished-product PFAS test. An independent lab already tested its organic cotton line and found none, so the evidence is strong, it just comes from outside the brand rather than from a certificate Organyc prints itself.
Natracare does not publish a PFAS test of its own, the same gap every pad brand has, so the clean result here comes from independent lab testing that found no PFAS marker rather than a company certificate. On the heaviest days a synthetic foam-core pad may hold more.
Skip this if you...
You want to see a finished-product PFAS certificate published by the brand itself, not just an outside lab result
You need a pad with an independently tested, lab-measured absorbency figure before you trust it
You want the lowest price per pad over a premium certified-organic option
You need the highest raw absorbency for very heavy flow, where a synthetic foam-core pad holds more
You want a published grams absorbency figure before you buy
You want the lowest price per pad over a premium organic build
Neither of these quite what you're looking for?
I've reviewed all Menstrual Pads options at every price pointEvery Menstrual Pads in our database is scored using R3's deterministic scoring system - the same inputs always produce the same score. For this comparison, we evaluated Organyc and Natracare across 3 independent criteria: Safety (93%), Efficacy (6%), Usability (1%). No sponsored rankings. No paid placements.
Straight answers - no sponsored content, no filler.
Both scored close to 9.7/10, so the better choice depends on your priorities. Safety is our top-weighted scoring pillar, followed by efficacy, and usability. Check which pillar matters most to your family and compare those specific scores.
R3 uses a deterministic scoring system - the same inputs always produce the same score. We evaluate each Menstrual Pads across Safety, Efficacy, Usability using independently verified data. No sponsored rankings. No paid placements. Every score is fully reproducible.
Not necessarily. The overall score reflects how we weight those three pillars, but your priorities may differ. If you care most about safety, compare the safety scores directly. If budget drives your decision, the prices tell a clearer story. The "right" pick is the one that matches what matters most to your family.
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