Individual Packaging for and Absorbent Article

A package for an absorbent article with a permeable topsheet and an impermeable backsheet, comprising:

• a gas impermeable flexible sheet, the absorbent article is arranged on the flexible sheet such that the impermeable backsheet is arranged on the flexible sheet;
• wherein the flexible sheet is folded by describing a first section, a second section and a third section, the first section is folded over the second section such that upon folding of the absorbent article, the topsheet is arranged on itself, and the third section is folded over the first section such as the folded flexible sheet describes two longitudinal edges and two transverse edge, a first transverse edge is overlapped over the second transverse edge;
• wherein the longitudinal edges of the folded flexible sheet are sealed continuously by heat seal, and the first transverse edge is sealed continuously to the first section by adhesive seal to the first section.