Abstract: Absorbent article such as a diaper and an incontinence guard having a liquid permeable topsheet (2), a liquid impermeable backsheet (3) and an absorbent body (4) enclosed therebetween, the article having a front portion (5), a rear portion (6) and a crotch portion (7) therebetween, and further is provided with a belt (9) attached to or intended to be attached to the rear portion (6) of the article and to the front portion (5) of the article, in such a way that the article will assume a pantlike shape, where the belt (9) forms a part of the waist portion of the pant. In order to avoid skin injuries and irritations the belt (9) includes a flexible laminate of a carrier material (11) intended to form the outside of the belt and a nonwoven material (12) forming the inside of the belt which will be in direct contact with the user, the laminate has a Shinyakasa value according to Kawabata of 5 or more.