PROVIDED IS AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE INCLUDING A MAIN BODY HAVING A LIQUID-PERVIOUS TOP SHEET, A BACK SHEET AND AN ABSORBENT CORE SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE TOP SHEET AN THE BACK SHEET A LAYER CONTAINING A SKIN-PROTECTIVE INGREDIENT AND A SUPPORT LAYER FOR COVERING THE INGREDIENT-CONTAINING LAYER. THE INGREDIENT-CONTAINING LAYER AND THE SUPPORT LAYER ARE PROVIDED ON THE SURFACE OF THE MAIN BODY TO BE IN CONTACT WITH THE SKIN OF A WEARER. THE SOLUBILITY IN WATER OF THE SUPPORT LAYER IS PROMOTED AT 25°C OR HIGHER, AND/OR THE MOISTURE ABSORBABILITY OR THE SOLUBILITY IN WATER OF THE SUPPORT LAYER IS PROMOTED AT A RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF AT LEAST 30%.