A protection barrier, comprising: a base sheet comprising a first paperboard layer, a second paperboard layer, and one or more sizing layers, wherein the first paperboard layer forms a first surface of the base sheet, the second paperboard layer forms a second surface of the base sheet, and the one or more sizing layers are disposed between the first and second paperboard layers, wherein each paperboard layer has a thickness of about 0.05 mm to about 2 mm, comprises natural fibers, synthetic fibers, recycled fibers, or any mixture thereof, and has a water absorbency of about 1 g of water per 1 g of the paperboard layer to about 7 g of water per 1 g of the paperboard layer, as measured according to the Cobb test for a time of 180 seconds and at a temperature of about 23°C; and an energy absorbing layer secured to the second paperboard layer, wherein the energy absorbing layer comprises natural fibers, synthetic fibers, recycled fibers, or any mixture thereof, and has a thickness of about 0.05 mm to about 2 mm and a basis weight of about 50 g/m 2 to about 400 g/m 2, wherein: the protection barrier has a water vapor transmission rate of about 5 g/645.2cm 2 /24hr to about 150 g/645.2cm 2 /24hr, as measured according to ASTM E96M-14, Procedure A, the sizing layer has a thickness of about 0.05 mm to about 2 mm, comprises one or more sizing agents and natural fibers, synthetic fibers, recycled fibers, or any mixture thereof, has a basis weight of about 20 g/m 2 to about 80 g/m 2 and has an average oil and grease resistance value of about 6 or greater, as measured according to TAPPI T-559 standard test for Grease Resistance for Paper and Paperboard, and wherein the one or more sizing agents comprise a clay-based material, a rosin, a latex, a latex-based material, starch, a modified starch, gelatin, a wax, an acrylic copolymer, an alkyl ketene dimer, an alkyl succinic anhydride, a polyamide-epihalohydrin, a styrene maleic anhydride, a styrene acrylic emulsion, a styrene acrylic acid, an ethylene acrylic acid, a polyurethane, or any mixture thereof and the protection barrier has an oil and grease resistance flotation value of about 3 hours or greater, as measured according to the Georgia-Pacific Flotation Paper Saturation Test STP-415. a base sheet comprising a first paperboard layer, a second paperboard layer, and one or more sizing layers, wherein the first paperboard layer forms a first surface of the base sheet, the second paperboard layer forms a second surface of the base sheet, and the one or more sizing layers are disposed between the first and second paperboard layers, wherein each paperboard layer has a thickness of about 0.05 mm to about 2 mm, comprises natural fibers, synthetic fibers, recycled fibers, or any mixture thereof, and has a water absorbency of about 1 g of water per 1 g of the paperboard layer to about 7 g of water per 1 g of the paperboard layer, as measured according to the Cobb test for a time of 180 seconds and at a temperature of about 23°C; and an energy absorbing layer secured to the second paperboard layer, wherein the energy absorbing layer comprises natural fibers, synthetic fibers, recycled fibers, or any mixture thereof, and has a thickness of about 0.05 mm to about 2 mm and a basis weight of about 50 g/m 2 to about 400 g/m 2, wherein: the protection barrier has a water vapor transmission rate of about 5 g/645.2cm 2 /24hr to about 150 g/645.2cm 2 /24hr, as measured according to ASTM E96M-14, Procedure A, the sizing layer has a thickness of about 0.05 mm to about 2 mm, comprises one or more sizing agents and natural fibers, synthetic fibers, recycled fibers, or any mixture thereof, has a basis weight of about 20 g/m 2 to about 80 g/m 2 and has an average oil and grease resistance value of about 6 or greater, as measured according to TAPPI T-559 standard test for Grease Resistance for Paper and Paperboard, and wherein the one or more sizing agents comprise a clay-based material, a rosin, a latex, a latex-based material, starch, a modified starch, gelatin, a wax, an acrylic copolymer, an alkyl ketene dimer, an alkyl succinic anhydride, a polyamide-epihalohydrin, a styrene maleic anhydride, a styrene acrylic emulsion, a styrene acrylic acid, an ethylene acrylic acid, a polyurethane, or any mixture thereof and the protection barrier has an oil and grease resistance flotation value of about 3 hours or greater, as measured according to the Georgia-Pacific Flotation Paper Saturation Test STP-415. the protection barrier has a water vapor transmission rate of about 5 g/645.2cm 2 /24hr to about 150 g/645.2cm 2 /24hr, as measured according to ASTM E96M-14, Procedure A, the sizing layer has a thickness of about 0.05 mm to about 2 mm, comprises one or more sizing agents and natural fibers, synthetic fibers, recycled fibers, or any mixture thereof, has a basis weight of about 20 g/m 2 to about 80 g/m 2 and has an average oil and grease resistance value of about 6 or greater, as measured according to TAPPI T-559 standard test for Grease Resistance for Paper and Paperboard, and wherein the one or more sizing agents comprise a clay-based material, a rosin, a latex, a latex-based material, starch, a modified starch, gelatin, a wax, an acrylic copolymer, an alkyl ketene dimer, an alkyl succinic anhydride, a polyamide-epihalohydrin, a styrene maleic anhydride, a styrene acrylic emulsion, a styrene acrylic acid, an ethylene acrylic acid, a polyurethane, or any mixture thereof and the protection barrier has an oil and grease resistance flotation value of about 3 hours or greater, as measured according to the Georgia-Pacific Flotation Paper Saturation Test STP-415.