Proposals for the Values of Reliability and Comfort in Sanitary Products (Laurier)

Since releasing Laurier, a sanitary product line, in 1978, Kao has been researching ways to developing women’s sanitary products so that women can live fulfilling lives without limits.
The power source for our R&D on these products is our relentless drive toward reliability and comfort, the core values of Laurier.

More than 70% of women have had skin trouble in the delicate area during periods, so to improve users’ skin environment, Kao developed Super Absorbent F Fiber Non-woven Sheet.
This top sheet  has domed bumps, giving it a smaller contact surface with the skin. This reduces wetting and dampness of the skin and friction between the skin and the sanitary napkin . Based on joint research with dermatologists, we developed the Laurier Shiawase Suhada (Healthy Skin) sanitary product line as a result of pursuing gentleness to the skin.

To produce a leak-free, reliable napkin with a smooth, dry and comfortable surface, we developed Full-Speed Absorbent Sheet, a surface material that quickly absorbs blood.
Made of special fibers that expand spontaneously, this surface material can expand into the space between the fibers in the non-woven fabric, and has higher liquid permeability than conventional non-woven top sheets .