An absorbent article for personal hygiene comprising: a liquid permeable topsheet , a liquid impermeable backsheet , an absorbent core between the topsheet and backsheet, the absorbent core having a longitudinal axis and comprising a core wrap enclosing an absorbent material , the core wrap being formed by materials selected from paper, tissues, films, wovens and nonwovens, or laminates of any of these, and the absorbent material comprising a superabsorbent polymer, wherein the periphery of the absorbent material within the core wrap defines an absorbent material deposition area , wherein the core wrap comprises a top side and a bottom side , wherein the absorbent core comprises a pair of longitudinally extending areas substantially free of absorbent material through which the top side of the core wrap is attached to the bottom side of the core wrap by core wrap bonds , so that when the absorbent material swells the core wrap forms channels along the areas substantially free of absorbent material, wherein the pair of longitudinally extending areas substantially free of absorbent material are curved and are symmetrically disposed relative to the longitudinal axis of the core and spaced apart from another over their whole distance by a smallest spacing distance of at least 5 mm, and the longitudinally extending areas substantially free of absorbent material do not extend up to any of the edges of the absorbent material deposition area; the absorbent article further comprising a fibrous layer , wherein the fibrous layer is at least partially bonded to the top side or the bottom side of the core wrap in the areas substantially free of absorbent material, so that the formation of the channels in the absorbent core as the absorbent material swells causes the formation of corresponding ditches in the fibrous layer. a liquid permeable topsheet , a liquid impermeable backsheet , an absorbent core between the topsheet and backsheet, the absorbent core having a longitudinal axis and comprising a core wrap enclosing an absorbent material , the core wrap being formed by materials selected from paper, tissues, films, wovens and nonwovens, or laminates of any of these, and the absorbent material comprising a superabsorbent polymer, wherein the periphery of the absorbent material within the core wrap defines an absorbent material deposition area , wherein the core wrap comprises a top side and a bottom side , wherein the absorbent core comprises a pair of longitudinally extending areas substantially free of absorbent material through which the top side of the core wrap is attached to the bottom side of the core wrap by core wrap bonds , so that when the absorbent material swells the core wrap forms channels along the areas substantially free of absorbent material, wherein the pair of longitudinally extending areas substantially free of absorbent material are curved and are symmetrically disposed relative to the longitudinal axis of the core and spaced apart from another over their whole distance by a smallest spacing distance of at least 5 mm, and the longitudinally extending areas substantially free of absorbent material do not extend up to any of the edges of the absorbent material deposition area; the absorbent article further comprising a fibrous layer , wherein the fibrous layer is at least partially bonded to the top side or the bottom side of the core wrap in the areas substantially free of absorbent material, so that the formation of the channels in the absorbent core as the absorbent material swells causes the formation of corresponding ditches in the fibrous layer. <EOS>