Sanitary napkin for clean body benefit

Abstract

A disposable absorbent article having a facing layer joined to a backsheet and an absorbent core disposed between the facing layer and the backsheet, is described herein. The facing layer is a nonwoven material with a plurality of fibers which have a diameter of less than 10 microns. The facing layer also has a plurality of apertures.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal axis defining a longitudinal orientation and longitudinally-oriented side edges, a transverse axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, a thickness measured orthogonal to a plane defined by the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis, and peripheral edges, the disposable absorbent article comprising:
 a facing layer joined to a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the facing layer and the backsheet, wherein the facing layer comprises a nonwoven material comprising a plurality of fibers which have a diameter of less than 10 microns, the facing layer further comprising a plurality of apertures.   
     
     
         2 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the facing layer further comprises a first region disposed centrally to the disposable absorbent article along said longitudinal axis, said first region does not extend to any of said peripheral edges. 
     
     
         3 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 2 , wherein the facing layer further comprises a second region comprising a plurality of out-of-plane deformations. 
     
     
         4 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 3 , wherein said out-of-plane deformations are soft, resilient, textured wipers. 
     
     
         5 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 3 , wherein said out-of-plane deformations are soft, resilient, rib-like elements. 
     
     
         6 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 5 , wherein said rib-like elements are longitudinally-oriented. 
     
     
         7 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , further comprising a deep-embossed channel. 
     
     
         8 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 7 , wherein said deep-embossed channel has a depth of at least 50% of said thickness of said disposable absorbent article. 
     
     
         9 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein said facing layer comprises a composite web material comprising a second plurality of fibers which have an average diameter of greater than 7 microns. 
     
     
         10 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 9 , wherein the second plurality of fibers have an average diameter of between about 10 microns to about 40 microns. 
     
     
         11 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 9 , wherein the second plurality of fibers are bicomponent fibers. 
     
     
         12 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 10 , wherein the second plurality of fibers are bicomponent fibers. 
     
     
         13 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the facing layer comprises a composite material comprising a topsheet and a secondary topsheet, wherein the topsheet and the secondary topsheet are in intimate contact with one another via mechanical manipulation of the composite web. 
     
     
         14 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 3 , wherein said second region is disposed adjacent at least one of said longitudinally-oriented side edges and adjacent said first region of said facing layer. 
     
     
         15 . The disposable absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein the facing layer comprises a first layer and a second layer, and wherein at least one of the first layer or the second layer is apertured.