An absorbent article. The absorbent article includes a topsheet having a body contacting surface, a backsheet joined to said topsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the absorbent core has an upper layer and a lower layer. The lower layer has two density zones.

A sanitary napkin includes: a substrate having a base layer and an absorbent body mounted on the base layer, and defining a longitudinal direction (X) and a width direction (Y) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (X); and at least one absorbing unit including a plurality of connecting portions connected to the absorbent body and spaced apart among one another in the longitudinal direction (X), an absorbing portion extending in the longitudinal direction (X) and connected to the connecting portions, and a plurality of cotton fluffs disposed on the absorbing portion. The absorbent body, the connecting portions and the absorbing portion cooperatively define a plurality of aerated channels extending in the width direction (Y).

An absorbent, disposable article includes an absorption body having longitudinally extending edges is disposed between the liquid-permeable casing layer and the substantially liquid-impermeable backside layer. The article includes a longitudinally extending centre line, a crotch area, a front end area and a back area. The absorption body includes a first absorption layer facing the user and a second absorption layer facing away from the user during. At least one elastic element is disposed between the liquid-permeable casing layer and the backside layer outside of the respective longitudinally running edge of the absorption body. The elastic elements have a return force between 0.30 N and 0.80 N at an extension of 70% of the accessible extension. The first absorption layer includes a first longitudinal opening disposed in the crotch area and the second absorption layer includes a first longitudinal compression disposed in the crotch area.

A catamenial device is disclosed. The device having a topsheet, a backsheet joined to said topsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent core has a perimeter, a longitudinal centerline, and a transverse centerline. The catamenial device further having a visible pattern having at least one circle and at least two or more slots that are visible when viewing the topsheet.

An absorbent, disposable article includes a casing layer permeable to liquid and a substantially liquid-impermeable backside layer and an absorption body disposed between the liquid-permeable casing layer and the substantially liquid-impermeable backside layer. The article and the absorption body include a longitudinal centre line, a crotch area, a front end area and a back end area. Furthermore, the absorption body includes a first absorption layer facing the user during use having longitudinal edges and a second absorption layer facing away from the user during use having longitudinal edges. The first absorption layer has a first longitudinal opening disposed in the crotch area and the second absorption layer has a first longitudinal compression disposed in the crotch area. At least 70% of applied drops in a test for hydrophilicity in the liquid-permeable casing layer of the article in-should penetrate into the article within 10 seconds.

An absorbent member containing a hydrophobic material subjected to hydrophilic treatment, a plurality of through holes passing through the absorbent member in a thickness direction formed at a portion of the absorbent member in a target region (P). The absorbent member has a layer-stacked structure of a plurality of layers, stacked in the thickness direction. The Klemm water absorption height of a lower layer most proximal to the backsheet is higher than that of an upper layer most proximal to the topsheet. The backsheet contains a moisture permeable film including a plurality of microvoids, and having water repellent portions formed by water repellent finishing, on a portion in the target region (P) of a skin-facing surface of the moisture permeable film. A ratio of the total area of portions on which the water repellent finishing is performed to the area of the target region (P) is from 30% to 60%.

A catamenial device. The device comprises a topsheet having a body facing surface, a backsheet joined to said topsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the absorbent core comprises three zones differing in stiffness, at least one of the zones comprising laterally-oriented portions where material from the core has been removed, the portions defining slots.

A method is provided for forming a plurality of apertures in a nonwoven substrate for an absorbent article, the substrate defining a first surface and a second surface. A plurality of conical-shaped pins is inserted through the substrate from the first surface to the second surface to form a plurality of corresponding apertures in the substrate.