Abstract: A plastic bag for personal-hygiene articles, in particular for a stack of flexible pads, comprising a sheet-plastic tube forming an essentially cylindrical bag wall, both ends of said bag are initially closed, a suspension string located at one end and at the opposite end of said bag a frangible ring providing an opening allowing pads to be removed, the closure at the first one end being formed by a linear seam running between two diametrically opposite points on the cylindrical wall of the bag and passing through the longitudinal axis of the bag, the suspension string passing through the interior of the bag below the seam.

Abstract: A rod-shaped medical tampon for releasing an active substance, including (a) a tampon core of compressed fibers selected from the group consisting of cellulose fibers, cotton fibers, and acetate fibers; (b) a tampon cover surrounding said tampon core and being firmly bonded to one another by a glue, the tampon cover comprising a hardened collagen foam or a hardened gelatin foam impregnated with a retardant including a dissolved active substance to be released; and (c) a retrieval string connected to at least one of said tampon core and said tampon cover.

Abstract: A reclosable package for containing a stack of cellulose tissues includes a block-shaped package which is made from a single sheet of material cut into a one-piece pattern and folded, which block-shaped package includes a front side having an upper end in which is defined a cutout having opposed ends to provide an enlarged removal area through which the cellulose tissues may be removed in use, a rear side having an upper end, right and left sides each having an upper end, a bottom, a top cover extending from the upper end of the rear side and having a pair of sides and an upper end, a closing flap having an upper edge with opposed ends extending from the upper end of the top cover, and left and right lateral closing folds for increasing resistance to tearing extending from the upper ends of respective sides and from the respective sides of the top cover, and each having a free edge, and which block-shaped package has a closed state in which the closing flap and top cover are folded downwardly over the cellulo