This range is a construction variant rather than a different product class. The stack is a non-woven topsheet, an added chip layer, soft cotton and a super absorbent core, and the chip sits as an additional layer within the pad. Shuya has produced this construction for more than 50 customers under their own brands, with shipments to the United States, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India and Russian Federation countries.

We describe it here as a construction, and we do not make claims about physiological effects. Products in this category are marketed with a range of claims by the brands that sell them, and any claim that appears on your packaging is your claim to substantiate in your own market, under the rules that apply there.

Practically, the added layer changes the stack thickness and the feel, and it affects the cost. If you are entering the category, the useful conversation at enquiry stage is about the construction, the pack format and what your market's regulator permits on the label, in that order.

The range also runs as gift box combinations, for example ten packs of day use with four packs of night use and five packs of panty liner, which is a common format in several of the markets where this category sells.