An absorbent product includes a nonwoven material arranged to be in contact with skin of a user during use of the absorbent product. The nonwoven material includes, at least on a skin contacting surface, a mixture of non-absorbent and absorbent fibres. The absorbent fibres are present in an amount of 2-30% by weight, or about 2-10% by weight, based on the total weight of the fibres in the nonwoven material. The non-absorbent fibres have a coarseness of 1.8 to 10 dtex and the absorbent fibres have a coarseness of 1 to 10. Also disclosed is a use of a nonwoven material in an absorbent product to reduce wet friction between the nonwoven and skin of a user.

Described is a male absorbent wrap for wrapping around a glans. The male absorbent wrap includes a covering sheet comprising a front surface, a back surface and a first edge. The male absorbent wrap further includes a removing mechanism secured to the covering sheet proximate to the first edge and comprising a graspable portion extending away from the covering sheet.

A disposable absorbent pant having a front belt portion and a rear belt portion is disclosed. The front and rear belt portions are joined at side seams and the rear belt portion has a greater length than the front belt portion. A lower edge of the rear belt portion forms at least in part edges of left and right leg openings to the rear of the side seams. The rear belt portion includes first and second layers of nonwoven web material sandwiching a plurality of laterally extending and laterally pre-strained elastic strands, disposed below the side seams. A first of the plurality of elastic strands differs from a second of the plurality of elastic strands by one or more of amount of pre-strain, tensile modulus, decitex, and combinations thereof.

An absorbent article is provided with microencapsulated phase change material (microPCM) particles that are embedded in and/or coated onto a layer of the absorbent article that includes a resilient sheet of an open-cell foam. The foam layer is disposed such that it is in contact with or is in proximity to the user. The microPCM particles absorb heat generated during use of the absorbent article to reduce the contact temperature on the inside of the absorbent article and improve the comfort of the user. To maximize comfort, the phase change temperature of the microPCM particles may be an average normal body temperature.

Disclosed is an absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and an outer cover layer for covering the garment-facing side of the backsheet. The absorbent article has a Thickness Under Compression of from about 2.7 mm to about 4.0 mm. The outer cover layer is formed by a muti-fiber layer nonwoven having a basis weight from about 16gsm to about 35gsm and comprising a garment facing layer and a wearer facing layer. The garment facing layer comprises fibers having a diameter of about 11 .Math.m or less, or from about 7 .Math.m to about 11 .Math.m, and the wearer facing layer comprises fibers having a diameter of about 13 .Math.m or more, or from about 13 .Math.m to about 24 .Math.m. A weight ratio of the garment facing layer is from about 20% to about 70% of the multi-fiber layer nonwoven.

An absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet arranged on the garment-facing side, an absorbent core enclosed between the topsheet and the backsheet and a pair of standing gathers. The topsheet and the standing gathers comprise sheet materials with specified stiffness, softness and smoothness properties. The absorbent article may be a diaper or incontinence guard.

A system of pantiliners and menstrual pads that can be used to alleviate undesirable conditions associated with dysmenorrhea or other physiological conditions is provided. The pantiliners of the invention include a top layer of composite material, a ventilation layer, and a bottom layer of breathable material. The menstrual pads of the invention include a top layer of composite material, an air-laid layer, a layer of super adsorbent polymer inside the air-laid layer, a ventilation layer, and a bottom layer of breathable material. The present system of pantiliners and menstrual pads is helpful in providing a decrease of pain and other unwanted symptoms during a menstrual cycle. In another advantage, the right placement guide and the left placement guide are provided to assist in placing the menstrual pads of the invention accurately in relation to the undergarment of the user.

Absorbent product includes a nonwoven material arranged to be in contact with skin of a user during use of the absorbent product. The nonwoven material includes non-absorbent and/or absorbent fibres. The fibres, at least on a surface arranged to be in contact with skin of a user during use of the absorbent product, have a coarseness of from 0.1 to 10 dtex, or from 0.5 to 7 dtex. The fibres and/or the nonwoven material is coated with a lubricating coating composition suitable for use in absorbent and/or hygiene products at least on a surface arranged to be in contact with skin of a user during use of the absorbent product. By the product including the nonwoven, wet friction can be reduced between the nonwoven and the skin of the user.

A method of analyzing fit and appearance of absorbent articles. The method may include marking a panelist with markers and positioning the panelist in an orientation. The panelist may then be imaged with an image capture device. From the data gathered by the image capture device a first three dimensional surface representation may be generated. The panelist may also be imaged with an absorbent article. The panelist wearing the absorbent article may be placed in the orientation and imaged with the image capture device. The data gathered during the second imaging session may be used to generate a second three dimensional surface representation. Each of the first and second three dimensional surface representations may be aligned to the global coordinate system using the markers. The first and second three dimensional surface representations may be compared to one another to obtain information on volume, surface area, length, perimeter, and other characteristics.

Methods of analyzing fit and appearance of an absorbent article. The method may include marking a panelist with markers and positioning the panelist in an orientation. The panelist may then be imaged with an image capture device. From the data gathered by the image capture device a first three dimensional surface representation may be generated. The panelist may also be imaged with an absorbent article. The panelist wearing the absorbent article may be placed in the orientation and imaged with the image capture device. The data gathered during the second imaging session may be used to generate a second three dimensional surface representation. Each of the first and second three dimensional surface representations may be aligned using the markers. The first and second three dimensional surface representations may be compared to one another to obtain information on volume, surface area, length, perimeter, and other characteristics.