Absorbent article
AssigneeKao Soap Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoshimi Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Mizutani
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Abstract
A disposable absorbent article in which the surface material is a non-woven fabric comprising from 60 to 90 wt. % of hydrophilic fibers and the balance, i.e., from 40 to 10 wt. %, of the fabric is hydrophobic fibers, and wherein the hydrophilic fibers used therein comprise two kinds of fibers of different thicknesses, i.e., from 10 to 90 wt. % of hydrophilic fibers having a thickness of from 1.5 to 3 denier and the balance of from 90 to 10 wt. % of hydrophilic fibers having a thickness of from 4 to 7 denier.
Claims6
In an absorbent article for absorbing body fluids and exudations comprising an absorbent core which is partially or completely enveloped by a surface cover layer, wherein said surface cover layer is a non-woven fabric having a weight of about 15 to 30 g/m.sup.2 and is made of a fibrous composition consisting essentially of about 60 to 90 wt. % of hydrophilic fibers and about 40 to 10 wt. % of hydrophilic fibers, the improvement which comprises:
- said hydrophilic fibers consist essentially of from about 10 to 90 wt. % of hydrophilic fibers having a thickness of about 1.5 to 3 denier and from about 90 to 10 wt. % of hydrophilic fibers having a thickness of about 4 to 7 denier.
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