Report: Thinx menstrual underwear has toxic chemicals in the crotch

A University of Notre Dame scientist finds significant levels of PFAS, a group of potentially harmful chemicals, in Thinx menstrual underwear. An intrepid reporter for Sierra, the Sierra Club’s magazine, has uncovered something disturbing. She asked nuclear scientist Graham Peaslee of the University of Notre Dame to test unworn Thinx menstrual underwear, and he discovered polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on the inside layers of the crotch. These are chemicals known to be toxic to humans, ev...