Seventh Generation
Feminine Care Fact Sheet

• Seventh Generation feminine care products (including pads, liners and tampons) are totally chlorine-free (TCF). It is Seventh Generation’s practice to test all our products for chlorine content, generally referred to as an AOX (absorbable organic halocarbon) test.
• Seventh Generation conducted in-home product testing with over 700 women. The feedback these 700 women respondents provided guided the development and construction for the product launch.  Our goal of premium product performance as compared to the leading conventional brands was achieved. Despite high satisfaction levels with their conventional brands, 80-84% of the women participating stated they would purchase Seventh Generation Feminine Care products. We developed a premium product that works and that women will come back and purchase again and again. 
• Seventh Generation pads and liners combined the finest raw material technology with sophisticated design for maximum absorbency and comfort.
• Seventh Generation individual pads (as well as the package itself) are wrapped in polyethylene, a readily recyclable material. Why do we wrap the individual pads and liners? It’s important to make sure that individual pads and liners are protected from dirt and contamination—not just in the manufacturing process, but when a consumer is carrying them around. Our research indicated that women want personal care products to be convenient, portable, sanitary and discreet.
• Seventh Generation uses the following materials in our pads: TCF (totally chlorine free) wood pulp, TCF (totally chlorine free) absorbent airlaid fabric, a non-woven cover sheet, natural adhesive (used on the pad back and wings), and Lysorb/super natural absorbent plymer (SNAP), a polysaccharide that is derived from wheat and is a complex sugar. Plant fibers such as cotton, wood, and many other natural substances are polysaccharides.