connected to the main pad body and is placed underneath the absorbent core system so as not to interfere with absorbency construction adhesives as well as heat are exemplary means to attach the tail 8 to the main pad body in the preferred embodiment the tail is composed of a polyester knit fabric such as that manufactured by tomen corporation under the designation aq 7500 the invention is not limited to this material as alternative materials to include stretchable or absorbent materials are contemplated by the inventors moreover the invention is not limited to positioning of the intergluteal tail between the cover material 4 and the barrier layer 6 an alternative embodiment depicted in fig3 has the barrier layer material itself extended to form both the tail and a front flap 10 alternative embodiments would be having the barrier layer extending to form only one of these appendages while the remaining appendage being an attached material accordingly the materials used in the construction of the tail and or the front flap could be selected to best match the desired physical characteristics e g elasticity absorbency etc to minimize cost or to simplify construction alternative embodiments not shown of the sanitary napkin would comprise the presence.