Packaging unit (1) for sanitary articles, the unit (1) being formed from a sheet of material, said sheet having an inner surface (2) and an outer surface (3), said inner surface comprising (2) a edge zone (4) comprising an interior edge portion (5) and an outer edge portion (6), said sheet at least one axis of fold (9), dividing said axis folding (9) said sheet in a first region (10) and a second region (11), wherein one of said interior edge portion (5) and said outer edge portion (6) of said edge zone (4) of said first region (10 ) is provided with resealable adhesive (12), and the other of said interior edge portion (5) and said outer edge portion (6) of said edge zone (4) of said first region (10) is free of adhesive , that portion of said inner edge (8) and said outer edge portion (7) of said area b orde (4) of said second region (11) is provided with resealable adhesive (12), and the other of said interior edge portion (8) and said outer edge portion (7) of said edge zone of said second region (11) is free of adhesive in a manner complementary to said edge region of said first region (10), such that when said sheet is folded about said axis of fold (9), said edge portions which carry adhesive resealable (12) in said first region (10) are contacted with said edge portions free of adhesive on said second region (11) and said edge portions bearing adhesive resealable (12) in said second region (11) are brought into contact with said edge portions free of adhesive on said first region (10).Unidad de envase (1) para artículos higiénicos, estando formada la unidad (1) a partir de una lámina de material, teniendo dicha lámina una superficie interior (2) y una superficie exterior (3), comprendiendo dicha superficie interior (2) una zona de borde (4) que comprende una porción de borde interior (5) y una porción de borde exterior (6), teniendo dicha lámina al menos un eje de pliegue (9), dividiendo dicho eje de pliegue (9) dicha lámina en una primera región (10) y una s