A sanitary article such as a sanitary napkin, a panty liner, a diaper, an incontinence pad, includes a liquid permeable topsheet, a backsheet and a fibrous layer enclosed between the topsheet and backsheet. The fibrous layer consists essentially of non-absorbent fibers and the topsheet includes a dry coating containing a) an organic acid, having a pKa value not exceeding 5.5, and/or a salt thereof and b) a surface active agent.
