The Procter Gamble Company

Walter Van Der Klugt

Rodrigo Rosati

Ernesto Gabriel Bianchi

Carsten Heinrich Kreuzer

Holger Beruda

Aniruddha Chatterjee

Birgit Wirtz

Stuart Andrew Caldwell

Peter Armstrong-Ostle

An absorbent article including a wearer-facing topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, characterized in that the absorbent core includes: a first absorbent layer comprising a first substrate, a layer of first superabsorbent polymer particles deposited on the first substrate, and a fibrous layer of thermoplastic adhesive material covering the layer of first superabsorbent polymer particles; a second absorbent layer, the second absorbent layer comprising a second substrate and a mixed layer deposited on the second substrate, the mixed layer comprising a mixture of second superabsorbent particles and cellulosic fibers, the first absorbent layer and the second absorbent layer being combined together such that at least a portion of the fibrous layer of thermoplastic adhesive material of the first absorbent layer contacts at least a portion of the mixed layer of the second absorbent layer, and wherein the first absorbent layer is placed closer to the topsheet than the second layer.

Absorbent articles with improved core

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Mechernich, Germany

Walter Van Der Klugt