Abstract: To wrap a hygienic fleece consisting of a cotton wool web in fluff-proof form without the need for a separate nonwoven material, synthetic fiber is added to the starting material in a quantity sufficient for thermoplastic consolidation of the surface and a surface of the prepared cotton wool web is consolidated to give a nonwoven finish. A calender comprising at least one heating embossing roller is used.

Abstract: This invention affords catamenial devices such as tampons and panty liners in which a microbistatic fibrous material is layered or covered with a non-microbistatic fibrous material.

Abstract: A tampon for feminine hygiene consists of a cylindrically-compressed length of a strip of cottonwool or rayon staple or a combination thereof which is wrapped with an overlap in a fluff-free or fuzz free covering material, said strip being cut into the required lengths together with the covering material perpendicularly to the overlap line, and a recovery thread attached to the length of a strip of cottonwool or rayon staple or a combination thereof. The problem which the invention solves is to prevent fibers from breaking loose from the exposed cut edges. According to the invention, the exposed cut edges are folded onto the surface of the length of a strip of cottonwool or rayon staple or a combination thereof after it has been separated and compression is carried out in such a way that the exposed cut edges are situated inside the tampon.