Incredible comfort and protection. SO comfortable you can't even feel them! Playtex Comfort & Protection: Exclusive cross-pad design expands in all directions to custom fit your body for incredible comfort and protection; Pearlescent, rounded tip plastic applicator provides comfortable and easy insertion; Playtex tampons have a unique fresh scent that works to eliminate odor, not just cover up. Each absorbency range represents the grams of fluid that can be absorbed by all manufacturers tampons based on a standardized laboratory test. Use this chart to compare the absorbencies of Playtex Tampons to other brands. Super Absorbency: 9-12 grams. Select the minimum absorbency needed to control your menstrual flow in order to reduce the risk of getting TSS.