Patent ID: 8395012

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising: a topsheet; a backsheet; an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a fibrous sublayer situated between the topsheet and the backsheet, and having a garment-facing surface; a starch encapsulated perfume accord in the form of a dried film residue of a stable oil-in-water emulsion composition applied to the absorbent article, the emulsion composition comprising: a) an aqueous phase comprising a modified starch having a hydrophobic group, and water; b) an oil phase comprising a perfume; c) an effective amount of a rheology modifier; d) an effective amount of a co-surfactant; and e) an effective amount of an antimicrobial agent; and optionally, a lotion disposed on any portion of the topsheet; wherein the starch encapsulated perfume accord is disposed on the garment-facing surface of the fibrous sublayer.