White superabsorbent polymers sprinkeled on a glass surface in front of a blue background.
Global
Personal Care & Hygiene
Hygiene
Products
SAVIVA®

Hygiene

SAVIVA®

SAVIVA® is a unique breakthrough innovation for superabsorbents based on our pioneering droplet polymerization technology. It has been developed to provide outstanding absorption performance characterized by very high capacity for superior leakage protection, long-term dryness and low rewet. Its unique round shape provides an exceptionally soft feel. It creates a new standard for today’s diaper performance. 

Toddler walking on a light blue carpet.

SAVIVA® benefits at a glance

  • Superior rewet and low leakage for more comfort
  • Improved haptic confirmed by end consumer tests
  • Increased dosing accuracy
  • Reduction of diaper`s carbon footprint
Infographic showing a single Saviva droplet.

A breakthrough technology

Our expert R&D team worked intensively over the last decade to re-engineer the traditional superabsorbent particle architecture in order to increase its performance significantly and offer a new level of comfort and dryness.

Based on its unique round-shaped particles with micro-pores, SAVIVA® has an innovative liquid distribution mechanism providing a highly efficient superabsorbent polymer in diaper cores.

SAVIVA® application

SAVIVA® can be used as a drop-in solution for existing hygiene articles and a unique opportunity to create innovative diaper designs, making a difference in the diaper market. Its high efficiency allows a significant saving in the amount of absorbent material used in each diaper and contributes to sustainability in terms of diaper weight reduction. 

Infographic showing the benefits of BASF's Saviva superabsorbents.
What is SAVIVA®?
It is absorbing – in the sense of: high capacity very low wet back

It is wicking – in the sense of: active liquid distribution based on capillary forces

It is shape – in the sense of: designed particle architecture

Applications

These days, it is difficult to imagine the world of modern hygiene without superabsorbents. Whether for baby diapers, incontinence or feminine hygiene products, none of them would be complete without the white polymer granules that ensure that the fluid is safely locked away and that skin and clothes remain dry and clean.

A baby wearing diapers holding its feet.
Baby diapers
Every day around 375,000 babies are born worldwide. Many of them start their new lives wearing comfortable disposable diapers.
  1. Read more
Elderly couple drinking coffee
Incontinence products
In industrialized nations life expectancy is continuously rising and society is aging. This results in many challenges and raises many questions such as: How do we ensure that older people enjoy a good quality of life? This involves dealing with the important issue of incontinence.
  1. Read more
Portrait of preteen daughter and her mother in hammock.
Feminine hygiene products
Leading an active life without constraints - day after day: Superabsorbents are the secret behind today's trend towards smaller and thinner sanitary napkins improving woman's wellbeing so he can always feel at her best. 
  1. Read more