Absorbent article

An absorbent article comprising at least a topsheet layer and a backsheet layer, each layer having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, and longitudinal and transversal edges, the article having a longitudinal front portion, a longitudinal back portion and a crotch portion located between the front and the back portion, the article comprising a first and a second zone of microencapsulated reversible temperature-regulating phase change material (PCM) on a surface of a layer of the article, wherein the first and second zones are selected form zones having different microencapsulated reversible temperature-regulating phase change materials, different concentrations of a microencapsulated reversible temperature-regulating phase change material or comprises microencapsulated reversible temperature-regulating phase change material having different phase change temperature intervals.

A method of applying reversible temperature-regulating phase change material (PCM) to an absorbent article comprising at least a topsheet layer and a backsheet layer, each layer having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface and longitudinal and transversal edges, the article having a longitudinal front portion, a longitudinal back portion and a crotch portion located between the front and the back portion, the method comprising the steps of:

• printing a first and a second zone of microencapsulated phase change material on a surface of a layer of the article, wherein the first and second zones are selected form zones having different microencapsulated reversible temperature-regulating phase change materials, different concentrations of a microencapsulated reversible temperature-regulating phase change material or comprise microencapsulated reversible temperature-regulating phase change material having different phase change temperature intervals.