ABSORBENT ARTICLE

AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE (1) IS PROVIDED IN WHICH THE ABSORBENT (30) IS RESISTANT TO TWISTING EVEN WHEN THE ABSORBENT ARTICLE IS WORN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, AND HAS A FAVORABLE SENSATION WHEN CONTACTING THE SKIN OF A WEARER. THE PRESENT INVENTION DISCLOSES AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE PROVIDED WITH A LIQUID-PERMEABLE TOP SHEET (10), A LIQUID-IMPERMEABLE BACK SHEET (20) PROVIDED AT A LOCATION OPPOSING THE TOP SHEET, AN ABSORBENT PROVIDED BETWEEN THE TOP SHEET AND THE BACK SHEET, AND A SIDE SHEET (40) PROVIDED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TOP SHEET IN THE WIDTHWISE DIRECTION AND HAVING AN AREA THAT OVERLAPS THE TOP SHEET AND THE ABSORBENT, WHEREIN THE ABSORBENT CONTAINS AN AIRLAID LAYER (32) AND A CRUSHED PULP LAYER (34), THE CRUSHED PULP LAYER IS PROVIDED ON THE BACK SHEET SIDE, THE AIRLAID LAYER IS PROVIDED ON THE BACK SHEET SIDE, AND THE ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAS A PLURALITY OF INDENTATIONS (60,70,71) FORMED BY PIN-EMBOSSING THE TOP SHEET, THE SIDE SHEET AND THE ABSORBENT, AND A PLURALITY OF INDENTATIONS FORMED BY PIN-EMBOSSING THE TOP SHEET AND THE ABSORBENT.