Absorbent article comprising a fragrance or odor control composition
An absorbent article selected from a sanitary napkin, an incontinence pad and a pantyliner, comprising a topsheet layer, a backsheet layer, a fastening adhesive applied on the backsheet garment facing surface. The adhesive comprises one or more thermoplastic elastomers. The article comprises a fragrance or odor control composition comprising one more esters, having a log P value of 2.9 or higher and a Kovats Retention Index of 1450 or higher, at least 90% of which are in encapsulated or complexed form.
1. An absorbent article selected from a sanitary napkin, an incontinence pad and a pantyliner, the absorbent article having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface, said absorbent article comprising:
a topsheet layer;
a backsheet layer;
optionally one or more intermediate layers enclosed between said topsheet and said backsheet
a fastening adhesive applied on the backsheet garment facing surface said adhesive comprising one or more thermoplastic elastomers
a fragrance or odor control composition applied on or within at least one layer of said absorbent article,
wherein said fragrance or odor control composition comprises one more esters having a log P value of 2.9 or higher and a Kovats Retention Index of 1450 or higher, wherein at least 90% by weight of said one or more esters are comprised in encapsulated or complexed form.
2. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein all of said one or more esters are comprised in encapsulated or complexed form.
3. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein said fragrance or odor control composition comprises at least 10% by weight, based on the weight of the fragrance or odor control active ingredients only, of one more esters having a log P value of 2.9 or higher and a Kovats Retention Index of 1450 or higher.
4. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein said one or more thermoplastic elastomer comprises styrene block copolymers.
5. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein said fastening adhesive is a hot melt adhesive.
6. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein said fragrance or odor control composition comprises one or more esters that have a log P value of 3 or higher.
7. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein said fragrance or odor control composition comprises one or more esters having a Kovats Retention Index of 1500 or higher.
8. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein said one or more esters are starch encapsulated.
9. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein said one or more esters are present as cyclodextrin complexes.
10. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein said fastening adhesive and said fragrance or odor control composition are applied in patterns which do not overlap for more than 3% of the total surface of the backsheet when the absorbent article is in a flattened configuration and said patterns are seen along a direction perpendicular to said body facing and garment facing surfaces of the article.
11. The absorbent article of claim 1 , further comprising said one or more intermediate layers wherein at least one of said one or more intermediate layers is an absorbent layer comprising a superabsorbent material.
12. A method for manufacturing an absorbent article selected from a sanitary napkin, an incontinence pad and a pantyliner, said article having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface, said absorbent article comprising:
a topsheet layer;
a backsheet layer;
optionally one or more intermediate layers enclosed between said topsheet and said backsheet
a fastening adhesive applied on the backsheet garment facing surface said adhesive comprising one or more thermoplastic elastomers
said method comprising a step wherein, along the pad manufacturing line, a fragrance or odor control composition is applied on or within at least one layer of said absorbent article,
wherein said fragrance or odor control composition comprises one more esters having a log P value of 2.9 or higher and a Kovats Retention Index of 1450 or higher and wherein at least 90% by weight of said one or more esters are comprised in encapsulated or complexed form.