Sanitary protective panels

A sanitary protective napkin, comprising:

• a backing panel having an overall length, an overall width, a garment-facing surface, a body-facing surface and a thickness, the backing panel having a first size and an outer periphery in a specific shape;
• an absorbent pad of a cohesive fabric having an outer periphery in the specific shape of the outer periphery of the backing panel, the absorbent pad having an overall width and length less than the overall width and length of the backing panel, a front surface and a back surface, and a thickness substantially greater than the thickness of the backing panel, the absorbent pad joined to the body-facing surface of the backing panel over the back surface of the absorbent pad by a first adhesive, leaving a region of the body-facing surface of the backing panel exposed between the outer periphery of the absorbent pad and the outer periphery of the backing panel;
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• a second adhesive compatible with human skin applied to the region between the outer periphery of the backing panel on the body-facing surface, and the outer periphery of the absorbent pad, enabling a user to apply the sanitary napkin to the user's body with the absorbent pad completely enclosed by the backing panel.