Plant-based absorbent article

An absorbent article comprising:

• (i) a first layer, wherein the first layer is a cotton top sheet;
• and
• (ii) a second layer, wherein the second layer is an acquisition/distribution layer (ADL), and wherein the ADL is comprised of two sub-layers of different materials, a first sublayer comprising a non-woven distribution layer disposed on top of, and laminated to, a second sub-layer comprising an apertured film acquisition sub-layer.

A plant-based absorbent article comprising:

• (i) a first layer, wherein the first layer is a cotton top sheet and is at least 95% plant-based;
• and
• (ii) a second layer, wherein the second layer is an acquisition/distribution layer (ADL), and wherein the ADL is comprised of two sub-layers of different materials, a first sublayer comprising an apertured film acquisition sub-layer disposed on top of a second sub-layer comprising a non-woven distribution layer, wherein the second layer is at least 95% plant-based, and further wherein the first layer and the second layer do not include any petro-chemical derived materials.