The default SKU for Western private label. An ultra-thin pad compresses fluff and SAP into a 1.5–2.5 mm composite, which changes the machine line and the price floor. If your range only carries one pad, this is the one that sells through.
Ultra-thin is the default pad in most Western private label ranges, and it is the one buyers under-specify most often. The product looks simple — a thin white pad in a printed bag — but the core is a compressed composite that has to deliver the absorbency of a much thicker pad in 1.5–2.5 mm.
That compression is where the cost sits, and where the difference between two apparently identical quotations lives.
A conventional pad carries loose fluff pulp, which is bulky but cheap. An ultra-thin pad replaces most of that fluff with a compressed composite: pulp bonded with SAP and, in better builds, a thermoplastic binder that locks the structure under load. The result is a core that is 70–80% thinner and holds a comparable volume, with one trade-off — it saturates faster once it reaches capacity, because there is less void space to buffer the last few millilitres.
In practice this means an ultra-thin pad is excellent for regular flow and poor as an overnight product. Selling it as both is a returns-rate decision.
| Length band | Position | References in range |
|---|---|---|
| Panty liner 155 mm |
Daily wear, end of cycle, backup to internal protection | 5 |
| Regular 180–245 mm |
Standard daytime wear | 7 |
| Super 280 mm |
Heavy daytime flow, long shifts | 3 |
| Night 290–310 mm |
Sleep and travel, 6–8 hour wear | 8 |
| Overnight 330–420 mm |
Supine wear, maximum rear coverage | 6 |
| Minimum order | 24,000 – 400,000 pcs |
|---|---|
| Reference price | US$0.019 – 0.04 / pc, FOB |
| Sample | Free of charge, freight collect. Specification sheet travels with the sample. |
| Lead time | 15–25 days after artwork and specification approval; 7–15 days on stock builds. |
| Payment | 30% deposit on order, balance against copy of B/L. L/C at sight accepted on programs above 500,000 pcs. |
| Port | Xiamen or Shenzhen, buyer's choice. |
| Composite core | The largest single difference from a standard pad. Compressed cores cost more per gram of absorbency but use less material overall |
|---|---|
| Topsheet | A soft non-woven rather than perforated film — thin pads are judged on hand feel because there is no bulk to hide behind |
| Individual wrap | Thin pads are usually wrapped individually; the wrap cost is a larger share of the unit cost than on a value pack |
| Embossing | Channels and a contoured outline add a tooling step and a small per-unit cost, and they are what makes the pad read as premium on shelf |
1.5–2.5 mm, measured under a stated load. Ask which load, because a thickness quoted without one is a marketing number rather than a specification.
It holds a comparable volume but saturates faster at the end, because there is less void space to buffer the last millilitres. Excellent for regular flow, poor for overnight. Selling one SKU as both is how a returns problem starts.
The compressed composite core. It costs more per gram of absorbency than loose fluff but uses less material overall, so the price difference against a standard pad is smaller than buyers expect.
Non-woven. A thin pad is judged on hand feel because there is no bulk to hide behind. Perforated film feels drier but reads as cheaper on contact.
Contoured for retail — it costs a tooling step and reads as premium on shelf. Rectangular for institutional supply, where nobody is looking at the outline.
We do not ask buyers to order from a table. Send the build you are considering and we courier a physical sample with its specification sheet, so absorbency and hand feel are checked before a purchase order exists.