Disclosed is an absorbent article including an absorbent including water-absorbing resin particles, wherein the water-absorbing resin particles satisfy the following requirements (a), (b), and (c). (a) A release restoration rate represented by Formula (1) is 5% or more.

(k.sub.2k.sub.1)/k.sub.1100(%) (1) (b) A water absorption rate measured by a vortex method is 5 seconds or less. (c) A retention capacity of physiological saline is 15 to 39 g/g.

Absorbent articles comprising odor control compositions that are not visible from the outside of the article due to placement on or next to the absorbent core wrap.

Absorbent articles comprising odor control compositions that are not visible from the outside of the article due to placement on or next to the absorbent core wrap.