Elastic Attachment Adhesives in Absorbent Hygiene Products
Providing Comfort, Easy Fit, and Leak Protection
The Benefits of Using Elastics
Elastics are an integral part of most baby diapers, as well as pant-style garments for potty-training toddlers and adult living with incontinence. At the waist and belly, they support a snug-yet-comfortable fit, as well as ensuring the product stays in place. When used at the leg and cuffs, they also aid with controlling leaks by directing fluids back toward the absorbent core.
In pant-style products, they lend convenience in taking them on and off. For toddlers, they are commonly used in diaper training for a smoother transition to underwear. This similarity also benefits adults facing issues of incontinence, who feel more comfortable wearing slip-on articles.
Creating a Positive User Experience
Not all adhesives are suited for elastic attachment, and of those, not all support a positive consumer experience. To ensure user comfort and proper elastic performance with no slipping, sagging, or detaching, consider an adhesive that delivers:
- Secure bonding with your choice of elastics and a range of substrates
- High shear strength
- Superior creep resistance
- Continued effectiveness over time (after storage and shelf-life)
- Minimal bleed-through
Choosing the right adhesive should do more than simply meet consumers’ needs. It should do the same for you as a manufacturer.
How Adhesives Support Absorbent Hygiene Manufacturers
Satisfying Production Requirements
To ensure smooth, efficient operations and meet your other business needs, you could choose an adhesive that offers:
- Low application temperature
- Wide application temperature window
- Thermal stability
- Cost in use
- Compatibility with a range of application nozzles
- Minimal adhesive add-on requirements
- Easy clean-up
- Clean cut-off
- Support for circularity in end-of-life outcomes, such as recycling or composting
Our complete line of elastic attachment adhesives offers the benefits you need to support profitable production of the baby care and adult incontinence products your consumers want.
Bostik’s Value to You Beyond the Glue
The benefits of partnering with us aren’t limited to the hot melts you buy. With Bostik, you can also count on our:
- Absorbent hygiene industry experts who recognize and act on emerging trends before others can
- Innovation, with over 9,000 patents and the ability to see situations from a new viewpoint
- “Glocal” perspective, combining the best benefits of global and local, including a network of production lines, laboratories, and regional support centers
- Expert service and support, including personalized solutions, offline trials, performance troubleshooting, and adhesive optimization
- Sharing know-how, giving you the information you need, where and how you want it with articles, podcasts, blogs, whitepapers, and more
- We are sustainability enablers, dedicated to sustainable solutions, best practices, product innovation, and sharing knowledge of regulations and certifications you need to meet your goals for corporate social responsibility
If you are considering making changes to your current product designs or adhesives, consult with the experts at Bostik. We can help you choose the right elastic attachment adhesives for optimal integrity, performance, and processability.