Perforated package of a composite integral sheet material

A perforated package of a composite integral material, said material including:

• a first layer of absorbent material;
• a second layer of printable material;
• a water-vapor-impermeable polymer layer interdisposed between the first and second layers;
• and
• treated fibers in said first layer at least adjacent to the face thereof away from said water-vapor-impermeable polymeric layer, each treated fiber bearing a foraminous hydrophobic water-vapor-impermeable pellicle,
• wherein at least one of the first and second layers is discontinuously bonded to a respective side of the polymer layer at spaced locations, so that at least one of the first and second layers forms air pockets with the polymer layer at locations between the bond locations,
• wherein said material forms a package, said package having perforation means to allow a portion of said material to be folded or removed to expose substantially all of the interior of the package.