Method of making agglomerated superabsorbent polymer particles, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing precursor superabsorbent polymer particles having a first mass average particle size 1 mAvPS measured according to the Sieve Test to determine Mass Average Particle Size (mAvPS) as set out in the "TEST METHODS" section of the description, and b) mixing the precursor superabsorbent polymer particles with a solution comprising (i) homogeneously dispersed therein, clay platelets with opposing basal platelet surfaces and platelet edges; (ii) one or more surface modification compound(s) and/or edge modification compound(s); wherein the edge modification compound(s) consist(s) of one or more phosphorylation compounds, silanization compounds or fluorination compounds or combination thereof; and wherein the surface modification compound(s) comprise(s) an alkylated nitrogen moiety, or alkoxylated nitrogen moiety, including linear, branched or cyclic amino-, ammonium- compounds, and (iii) polymerizable monomers and/or oligomers, or alternatively crosslinkable polymers, wherein the crosslinkable polymers are polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, starch, starch derivatives, polyglycols, polyacrylic acids, polyvinylamine or polyallylamine, partially hydrolysed polyvinylformamide or polyvinylacetamide; c) polymerizing the mixed solution if the solution comprises polymerizable monomers and/or oligomers or crosslinking the mixed solution if the solution comprises crosslinkable polymers, wherein the agglomerated superabsorbent polymer particles have a second mass average particle size 2 mAvPS, measured according to the Sieve Test to determine Mass Average Particle Size (mAvPS) as set out in the "TEST METHODS" section of the description, which is at least 25% greater than the first mass average particle size 1 mAvPS. a) providing precursor superabsorbent polymer particles having a first mass average particle size 1 mAvPS measured according to the Sieve Test to determine Mass Average Particle Size (mAvPS) as set out in the "TEST METHODS" section of the description, and b) mixing the precursor superabsorbent polymer particles with a solution comprising (i) homogeneously dispersed therein, clay platelets with opposing basal platelet surfaces and platelet edges; (ii) one or more surface modification compound(s) and/or edge modification compound(s); wherein the edge modification compound(s) consist(s) of one or more phosphorylation compounds, silanization compounds or fluorination compounds or combination thereof; and wherein the surface modification compound(s) comprise(s) an alkylated nitrogen moiety, or alkoxylated nitrogen moiety, including linear, branched or cyclic amino-, ammonium- compounds, and (iii) polymerizable monomers and/or oligomers, or alternatively crosslinkable polymers, wherein the crosslinkable polymers are polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, starch, starch derivatives, polyglycols, polyacrylic acids, polyvinylamine or polyallylamine, partially hydrolysed polyvinylformamide or polyvinylacetamide; (i) homogeneously dispersed therein, clay platelets with opposing basal platelet surfaces and platelet edges; (ii) one or more surface modification compound(s) and/or edge modification compound(s); wherein the edge modification compound(s) consist(s) of one or more phosphorylation compounds, silanization compounds or fluorination compounds or combination thereof; and wherein the surface modification compound(s) comprise(s) an alkylated nitrogen moiety, or alkoxylated nitrogen moiety, including linear, branched or cyclic amino-, ammonium- compounds, and (iii) polymerizable monomers and/or oligomers, or alternatively crosslinkable polymers, wherein the crosslinkable polymers are polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, starch, starch derivatives, polyglycols, polyacrylic acids, polyvinylamine or polyallylamine, partially hydrolysed polyvinylformamide or polyvinylacetamide; c) polymerizing the mixed solution if the solution comprises polymerizable monomers and/or oligomers or crosslinking the mixed solution if the solution comprises crosslinkable polymers,