THIN SANITARY NAPKIN ALLOWING FOR CONTROLLED DEFORMATION WHEN IN USE

摘要

A sanitary napkin to be worn in a crotch portion of an undergarment comprisi ng a main body with a longitudinal axis and two opposite longitudinal side area s. The main body comprising a fluid-pervious cover layer, an absorbent system under the cover layer and a liquid-impervious barrier layer under the absorbent system. The sanitary napkin is characterized by a thickness less than about 5 mm. The liquid-impervious barrier layer includes a pair of linear adhesive zones that extend along the longitudinal axis and are adjacent to respective side edges of the sanitary napkin. The main body includes a preferential bending line that extends obliquely in relation to the longitudinal axis, and extends from one longitudinal side area of the sanitary napkin to an opposite longitudinal si de area, crossing the longitudinal axis of the sanitary napkin. The sanitary napkin also characterized by a flexural resistance of not less than about 400 g.