Patent ID: 8093446

Claim:
A tampon for absorbing malodor in a vagina consisting of: a plurality of fibers that form a fibrous absorbent body, the fibrous absorbent body having an outer surface, and an anionic surface active agent concentrated at said outer surface, wherein said outer surface with said anionic surface active agent concentrated thereon forms an interface area between the fibrous absorbent body and the malodor, wherein said interface area has an interfacial free energy that increases when said anionic surface active agent adsorbs malodor in the interface area, wherein said anionic surface active agent is selected from the group consisting of sodium alkyl aryl ethoxy sulfate, alkylalkoxylated phosphate ester sodium salt, dioctylester of sodium sulfosuccinic acid, ammonium salt of polycarboxylic acid, potassium salt of complex organic phosphate ester, ammonium lauryl ether sulfate, and any combinations thereof, and wherein said anionic surface active agent is present in the tampon in an amount about 0.001 wt. % to about 30 wt. %, based on a total weight of said tampon.