Tampon including secondary absorbent

An absorbent tampon having an insertion end and a withdrawal end, the tampon comprising:

• a primary absorbent, disposed toward said insertion end, wherein the primary absorbent comprises less than 50% by weight cotton fibers and greater than 50% by weight rayon fibers, and wherein the primary absorbent has an expansion width of greater than 20 mm;
• a secondary absorbent;
• and
• a withdrawal member,
• wherein said secondary absorbent exhibits a mean length from the primary absorbent of from about 20 mm to about 40 mm,
• wherein the secondary absorbent exhibits a mean segment mass at a length of 20-30 mm from the primary absorbent of from about 5.0 mg to about 30 mg,
• wherein the secondary absorbent exhibits a standard deviation of the mean segment mass at the length of 20-30 mm from the primary absorbent of less than about 7 mg, and
• wherein the mean length from the primary absorbent, mean segment mass, and the standard deviation of the mean segment mass are measured according to the Off-Pad Secondary Absorbent Profile method as described herein.

An absorbent tampon having an insertion end and a withdrawal end, the tampon comprising:

• a primary absorbent, disposed toward the insertion end, wherein the primary absorbent comprises less than 80% by weight cotton fibers and greater than 20% by weight rayon fibers, and wherein the primary absorbent has an expansion width of greater than 20 mm;
• a secondary absorbent;
• and
• a withdrawal member,
• wherein said secondary absorbent exhibits a mean length from the primary absorbent of from about 20 mm to about 40 mm,
• wherein the secondary absorbent comprises a first segment having a length from the primary absorbent of 0 to 10 mm, a second segment having a length from the primary absorbent of from 10 mm to 20 mm, and a third segment having a length from the primary absorbent of from 20 mm to 30 mm,
• wherein the difference between a mean segment mass of the third segment and the mean segment mass of the fourth segment is at least 8 mg, and
• wherein the mean length from the primary absorbent and mean segment mass are measured according to the Off-Pad Secondary Absorbent Profile method as described herein.