restored or reused as an absorbent article after a single use. Examples of disposable absorbent articles include feminine hygiene garments such as sanitary napkins, panty liners and tampons, diapers, incontinence briefs, diaper holders, train› ing pants, and the like. 

[0024] Disposable absorbent articles typically comprise a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. Disposable absorbent articles and components thereof, including the topsheet, backsheet, absorbent core, and any individual layers of these components, have a body facing surface and a garment facing surface. As used herein "body facing surface" means that surface of the article or component which is intended to be worn toward or adjacent to the body of the wearer, while the "garment facing surface" is on the opposite side and is intended to be worn toward or placed adjacent to the wearer’s clothing or undergarments when the disposable absorbent article is worn. 

[0025] The following description generally discusses the absorbent core, topsheet, and backsheet materials that are useful in disposable absorbent articles. It is to be understood that this general description applies to these components of the specific absorbent articles shown in FIG. 1 and further described below, in addition to those of other disposable absorbent articles which are generally described herein. 

[0026] In general, the absorbent core is capable of absorb› ing or retaining liquids (e.g., menses, urine, and/or other body exudates). The absorbent core is preferably compress› ible, conformable, and non-irritating to the wearer’s skin. The absorbent core may be manufactured in a wide variety of sizes and shapes (e.g., rectangular, oval, hourglass, "T" shaped, dog bone, asymmetric, etc.). In addition to absor› bent composites, the absorbent core may include any of a wide variety of liquid-absorbent materials commonly used in absorbent articles, such as comminuted wood pulp, which is generally referred to as airfelt. Examples of other suitable absorbent materials for use in the absorbent core include creped cellulose wadding; meltblown polymers including coform; chemically stiffened, modified or cross-linked cel› lulosic fibers; synthetic fibers such as crimped polyester fibers; peat moss; tissue, including tissue wraps and tissue laminates; absorbent foams; absorbent sponges; superabsor› bent polymers; absorbent gelling materials; or any equiva› lent material or combinations of materials, or mixtures of these. 

[0027] The configuration and construction of the absor› bent core may be varied (e.g., the absorbent core may have varying caliper zones and/or have a profile so as to be thicker in the center; hydrophilic gradients; gradients of absorbent composites; superabsorbent gradients; or lower average den› sity and lower average basis weight zones, e.g., acquisition zones; or may comprise one or more layers or structures). The total absorbent capacity of the absorbent core should however, be compatible with the design loading and the intended use of the absorbent article. Further, the size and absorbent capacity of the absorbent core may be varied to accommodate different uses such as diapers, incontinence pads, panty liners, regular sanitary napkins, and overnight sanitary napkins, and to accommodate wearers ranging from infants to adults. The absorbent core can also include other absorbent components that are often used in absorbent 

articles, for example, a dusting layer, a wicking or acquisi› tion layer, or a secondary topsheet for increasing the wear› er’s comfort. 

[0028] The topsheet is preferably compliant, soft feeling, and non-irritating to the wearer’s skin. Further, the topsheet is liquid pervious, permitting liquids (e.g., menses and/or urine) to readily penetrate through its thickness. A suitable topsheet may be manufactured from a wide range of mate› rials such as woven and nonwoven materials (e.g., a non› woven web of fibers), including apertured nonwovens; poly› meric materials such as apertured formed thermoplastic films, apertured plastic films, and hydroformed thermoplas› tic films; porous foams; reticulated foams; reticulated ther› moplastic films; and thermoplastic scrims. Suitable woven and nonwoven materials can be comprised of natural fibers ( e.g., wood or cotton fibers), synthetic fibers ( e.g., polymeric fibers such as polyester, polypropylene, or polyethylene fibers) or from a combination of natural and synthetic fibers. When the topsheet comprises a nonwoven web, the web may be manufactured by a wide number of known techniques. For example, the web may be spunbonded, spunlace carded, wet-laid, melt-blown, hydroentangled, hydroformed, hydroapertured, combinations of the above, or the like. Whether comprised of a woven or nonwoven material, the topsheet preferably comprises skin care compositions com› prising proton donating active(s), as described further below. 

[0029] The backsheet is impervious to liquids (e.g., menses and/or urine) and preferably comprises a thin plastic film, although other flexible liquid impervious materials may also be used. As used herein, the term "flexible" refers to materials which are compliant and will readily conform to the general shape and contours of the human body. The backsheet prevents the exudates absorbed and contained in the absorbent, core. from wetting articles which contact the absorbent article such as bedsheets, pants, pajamas and undergarments. The backsheet may thus comprise a woven or nonwoven material, polymeric films such as thermoplas› tic films of polyethylene or polypropylene, or composite materials such as a film-coated nonwoven material. A suit› able backsheet is a polyethylene film having a thickness of from about 0.012 mm (0.5 mil) to about 0.051 mm. (2.0 mils). Exemplary polyethylene films are manufactured by Clopay Corporation of Cincinnati, Ohio, under the designa› tion PlS-1401 and by Tredegar Film Products of Terre Haute, Ind., under the designation XP-39385. The backsheet is preferably embossed and/or matte finished to provide a more clothlike appearance. Further, the backsheet may per› mit vapors to escape from the absorbent core (i.e., the backsheet is breathable) while still preventing exudates from passing through the backsheet. The size of the backsheet is dictated by the size of the absorbent core and the exact absorbent article design selected. 

[0030] The backsheet and the topsheet are positioned adjacent the garment facing surface and the body facing surface, respectively, of the absorbent core. The absorbent core is preferably joined with the topsheet, the backsheet, or both in any manner as is known by attachment means (not shown in FIG. 1) such as those well known in the art. However, embodiments of the absorbent articles are envi› sioned wherein portions or the entire absorbent core are unattached to either the topsheet, the backsheet, or both. 

[0031] For example, the backsheet and/or the topsheet may be secured to the absorbent core or to each other by a 

