Safety first

High standards and highly selective processes have helped Tampax products obtain these credentials:

Tampax has been making period care products for more than 80 years. Ensuring that our products are safe for the millions of consumers who use them is at the foundation of everything we do. We are confident in the quality and safety of every single ingredient in our Tampax brands, and we are proud to share our history because nothing is more important to us than your well-being.

1990s-2000s

Information about the major components added to packaging

2017-2018

First and only Fem Care brand to list product ingredients on SmartLabel

At Tampax, the safety of our ingredients and materials is the most important choice we make for our products.

When we explore ingredient options or work with our suppliers, we ask questions, just like you. We review all existing safety information and if we can’t be sure that it can be used safely, we won’t use it.

Our PhD scientists and outside experts help us define a safe limit for each ingredient. Almost everything in the world has a safe and an unsafe level or limit - including things like water!  For example, the trace amount of metals that could be found in a tampon is very small – not unlike the low amounts found in the food and water you consume every day.

Since these trace amounts can be found everywhere in the environment, regulatory bodies like the FDA and the WHO set allowable limits for things like drinking water to drive exposure as low as reasonably possible.

We rely on analytical data in combination with supplier information to ensure that the amount of an ingredient is within the safe limits. For extra peace of mind, we also work with independent third-parties like OEKO-TEX to test our tampons and we meet their stringent criteria, assuring that Tampax tampons can be used safely.

Perspective on an ingredient’s safety can change, sometimes seemingly overnight. That’s why we review new literature, assess consumer comments and connect with experts to stay on top of the science.

Your health and well-being is our ultimate standard. We will continue to share our ingredients on our packaging, on SmartLabel.org and Tampax.com so that when you reach for our products, you’ll know they are made with safe and thoroughly evaluated ingredients. Your trust in our products is what keeps us innovating and continuing along our ingredient transparency journey.