Kae Hwa’s HygieSoft™ Underpad Laminates provide exceptional waterproof protection and breathable comfort, ideal for disposable nursing pads, medical bed pads, and patient care mats. Offering superior liquid resistance, durability, and a soft textile feel, it is designed to ensure hygiene and dignity in high-demand medical and home care environments.
In hospitals, long-term care facilities, and home healthcare environments, disposable underpads and bed pads play an important role in maintaining a clean sleeping surface and managing fluid exposure.
For bedridden patients, elderly users, and individuals requiring incontinence care, an underpad must provide more than basic absorbency and leak protection. The waterproof performance, breathability, softness, and structural stability of the backsheet material can also directly influence user comfort and ease of care.
While conventional plastic backsheets provide effective liquid resistance, fully non-breathable structures may allow heat and moisture to accumulate around the contact area. In addition, a pronounced plastic feel and friction noise may reduce comfort during prolonged bed rest or nighttime use.
Designed for medical care, long-term care, and adult incontinence hygiene applications, HygieSoft™ waterproof breathable underpad backsheet materials combine microporous breathable film with soft nonwoven substrates to achieve a balanced performance in leak protection, breathability, softness, and converting stability.
HygieSoft™ incorporates a microporous breathable film structure. Its engineered micropores are designed to resist liquid water penetration while allowing water vapor to pass outward, creating a functional balance between waterproof protection and breathability.
When used as the bottom barrier layer of an underpad, HygieSoft™ provides reliable liquid resistance against urine and other fluids encountered during care. This creates a stable protective backsheet that helps reduce the risk of liquid penetration to bed sheets or mattresses.
Compared with completely non-breathable plastic backsheets, the microporous structure of HygieSoft™ allows accumulated moisture vapor to gradually escape from the material.
This helps reduce localized heat and humidity while supporting a drier and more comfortable contact environment. For bedridden, elderly, or incontinent users who may require underpads for extended periods, effective moisture management is an important material design consideration for improving overall comfort.
HygieSoft™ combines breathable film with nonwoven substrates to provide both flexibility and structural stability.
Compared with a single-film construction, the laminated structure provides a more suitable balance of hand feel and durability for routine handling, placement, and product converting, while helping maintain the integrity of the backsheet.
For hygiene product manufacturers, a stable laminate structure can also support downstream processes such as cutting, lamination, and finished-product assembly, making the material easier to integrate into different underpad and incontinence-care product designs.
Through precision cast-film production and controlled lamination, HygieSoft™ delivers a soft, lightweight, and cloth-like feel.
Compared with conventional backsheets that have a more noticeable plastic touch, its softer and lower-noise surface characteristics can contribute to a more comfortable experience during prolonged bed rest or nighttime use.
When combined with soft nonwoven substrates, the laminate can further enhance the cloth-like surface feel expected in medical, long-term care, and adult incontinence hygiene products.
HygieSoft™ underpad backsheet materials are built around a microporous breathable PE film and nonwoven laminate structure. Film properties, substrate selection, basis weight, surface feel, and lamination structure can be adjusted according to specific product requirements.
By combining a waterproof breathable membrane with soft nonwoven materials, the structure can balance four key performance requirements:
Liquid barrier performance, moisture management, soft hand feel, and converting stability.
This material architecture is suitable for applications requiring underpad backsheet material, breathable PE laminate, waterproof breathable laminate, and nursing pad laminate, with customization available according to target breathability, waterproof performance, softness, and converting conditions.
Designed for hospital beds, examination tables, and general medical care environments. The waterproof breathable backsheet helps reduce liquid penetration to bed sheets and mattresses while maintaining material softness and user comfort.
Suitable for nursing facilities, long-term bedridden care, and routine caregiving applications. The backsheet material can be combined with different absorbent cores and topsheet structures according to product requirements.
Suitable for hygiene products designed for elderly users and adults requiring incontinence care. The breathable backsheet structure supports moisture management while maintaining the required waterproof and leak-resistant performance.
Applicable to medical, nursing, and hygiene environments requiring disposable surface protection. The material helps establish a protective liquid barrier between the user and the mattress or bedding surface.
A high-quality underpad backsheet should provide more than waterproof protection alone.
From liquid resistance and breathable moisture management to softness, low-noise performance, and converting stability, each material characteristic can influence both the user experience and manufacturing performance of the finished hygiene product.
HygieSoft™ Breathable Hygiene Barrier combines Kae Hwa Industrial Co., Ltd.’s film manufacturing and lamination expertise to provide customizable waterproof breathable backsheet solutions for underpads, adult incontinence products, and nursing-care hygiene applications.
| Brand | HygieSoft™ |
| Product Form | Roll |
| Material | Breathable PE Film + Soft Nonwoven |
| Structure | 2-Layer or 3-Layer Microporous Composite |
| Breathability Mechanism | Medium to High Vapor Permeability |
| Barrier Properties | High Hydrostatic Pressure Resistance, Hypoallergenic, Low-noise |
| Surface Treatment | Deep Matte / Micro-Embossed / Custom 4-Color Printing |
| Weight | 12 - 45 gsm |
| Overall Width | 80 - 2000 mm (Customizable) |
| Length | 800 - 1500 m |
| Application | Sanitary napkins, panty liners, maternity pads |
The pores in our HygieSoft™ membrane are engineered to be significantly smaller than a liquid droplet, yet larger than a water vapor molecule. This physical structure guarantees that menstrual fluid is completely locked in, while humid air is allowed to vent out continuously.
Yes. Odor in hygiene products is often exacerbated by trapped heat and bacterial growth in damp environments. By allowing the pad to "breathe," our film keeps the internal micro-climate dry and cool, which naturally suppresses bacterial proliferation and associated odors.
Absolutely. We strictly utilize an advanced solvent-free lamination process. This means there are no harsh chemical adhesives or volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that could cause allergic reactions or skin sensitization in delicate areas.
