A tampon applicator (1) comprises: an outer cylinder (2) in which an absorbent body (4) is housed an aperture (8) is disposed on one side thereof wherethrough the absorbent body is extruded and a holding part (7) is disposed on the other side thereof an inner cylinder (3) which extrudes the absorbent body (4) by moving within the outer cylinder (2) and an auxiliary holding member (10). The auxiliary holding member (10) further comprises a cover part (11) which covers the outer peripheral face of the holding part and a flange part (12) which extends from the outer peripheral face of the cover part toward the outer radial side of the outer cylinder.
