Abstract: The disclosure relates to a disposable hygiene article having a transverse direction, a longitudinal direction and a longitudinal centerline, the article having front, crotch and a rear portions, and including a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core arranged between the topsheet and backsheet, the topsheet and backsheet extending beyond the absorbent core to provide an outer boundary region of the article that surrounds the absorbent core, the core extending between a core front edge and a core rear edge, the core including a neck region being smaller than a transverse width of the core forward of the neck region, and a transverse width rearward of the neck region, the article further including at least one asymmetrical wing wherein the asymmetrical wing outer edge meets the outer periphery of the disposable hygiene article, the outer edge of the at least one asymmetrical wing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a disposable hygiene article having a transverse direction, longitudinal direction and longitudinal centerline, the article having a front portion, crotch portion and rear portion, and including a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet, and absorbent core arranged between the topsheet and backsheet, the topsheet and backsheet extending beyond the absorbent core to provide an outer boundary region of the article, the outer contour of the absorbent core being defined by mutually symmetrical mirror-imaged portions about the longitudinal centre line, the core including a neck region, the portion of the core forward of the neck region being defined as a head region and the portion of the core rearward of the neck being defined as the body portion, the article including at least one asymmetrical wing including an outer edge, the at least one asymmetrical wing outer edge meeting the disposable hygiene article at front and rear wing junctions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sanitary article, including a topsheet, a backsheet and absorbent core, the sanitary article having an extension in a longitudinal direction and transverse direction, first and second longitudinal edges extending in the longitudinal direction and front and rear transverse edges extending in the transverse direction, the sanitary article being divided in a front portion, crotch portion and rear portion, the absorbent core including a head portion, body portion and neck portion forming a transitional region between the head portion and body portion, the head portion being positioned in the front portion and the body portion being positioned in the crotch portion and rear portion, wherein the absorbent core in the front portion of the sanitary article is provided with a shaping element.

Abstract: A permeable material composite is provided for use in an absorbent article. The permeable material composite includes a permeable material layer that is a low-strength material layer and having a tensile strength of less than 3 N/mm. The permeable material layer has an edge having a contour and being a shaped edge providing the permeable material composite with a non-rectangular shape. The permeable material layer is reinforced along the shaped edge with a reinforcement material that is attached to the permeable material layer. The reinforcement material has a shaped outer edge having a contour that coincides fully or partly with the contour of the shaped edge of the permeable material layer.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns a compressed menstrual tampon including an elongated generally rod-shaped absorption body having an insertion end and a withdrawal end and having a withdrawal string extending from the withdrawal end. The absorption body has at least one wave-shaped compression line extending continuously from the insertion end to the withdrawal end.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns a compressed menstrual tampon including an elongated generally rod-shaped absorption body having an insertion end and a withdrawal end and having a withdrawal string extending from the withdrawal end. The absorption body has at least one wave-shaped compression line extending continuously from the insertion end to the withdrawal end.

Abstract: An absorbent article such as a sanitary towel, a panty liner, a diaper or an incontinence pad with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and with said edges running in the longitudinal direction and end edges running in the transverse direction and including a liquid-barrier surface, a liquid-permeable surface and an absorbent body between the two surfaces, a fragrance device being arranged on one of the surfaces of the article. The fragrance device has an active, fragrant form and an inactive, non-fragrant form and is arranged on the surface of the article in the inactive form and is activatable by mechanical action such as rubbing or scraping.