ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH ANTI-LEAKAGE TRANSVERSAL BARRIER

The present disclosure pertains to an absorbent article for personal hygiene, preferably a disposable pant, comprising:- a substantially transversely extending front panel;- a substantially transversely extending back panel; and- a substantially longitudinally extending absorbent insert joined to each of said front and back panels, said absorbent insert comprising front and back transversal edges and left and right longitudinal edges connecting the front and back transversal edges to form a perimeter thereof; and wherein said insert (4) comprises an absorbent core;wherein the front and back panels are joined together to define a pair of side seams, and wherein said article comprises a transversal waist barrier proximal to the front and/or back transversal edges of the absorbent insert wherein said barrier comprises a plurality of liquid retarding layers and wherein said plurality of liquid retarding layers comprise at least two layers selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic nonwovens, films, and/or strands and; the article having a Seepage Index of less than 35% according to the Seepage Index Method herein.