Patent ID: 8030231

Claim:
An absorbent personal care product comprising a personal care composition and at least one non-woven absorbent sheet comprising 10 to 40 wt. % lyocell fibers, 10 to 40 wt. % natural fibers and 10 to 80 wt. % synthetic fibers, both the lyocell fibers and the synthetic fibers having a fiber titer of below 1.4 dtex, wherein the absorbent sheet has a basis weight in the range from about 150 to about 400 g/m2, a density of below about 0.09 g/cm 3 , a thickness in the range of from about 1.5 to about 5 mm and a tensile strength in the range from 5 to 1000 N/5 cm in machine direction and in cross section wherein the absorbent sheet has been made by use of carding being the web forming technique and needlepunching being the web bonding technique and wherein the carded fibers have been cross-lapped prior to needlepunching and wherein at least one section of said synthetic fibers is coated with a permanent hydrophilic finish such that the entire surface of said synthetic fibers is provided with said permanent hydrophilic finish.