Patent ID: 8546638

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising a signal element; wherein the signal element has a body-facing surface, a garment-facing surface, a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a z-direction; wherein the signal element comprises a water-soluble polymeric buffering film incorporating a stimulation material, wherein the stimulation material is a cooling agent selected from xylitol, sorbitol or urea and with a heat of solution, hydration, or reaction of −30 to −90 cal/g; wherein the water-soluble polymeric buffering film comprises a water-soluble base polymer selected from polyethylene oxide, polyethylene glycol or polyvinyl alcohol; and wherein the signal element exhibits a surface temperature change of at least +/−2° C. from a dry state at 23° C. after being completely submerged for 10 seconds in tap water having a temperature of 23° C.