Sterile, non-adhesive dressing with an absorbent layer, a central zone of activated charcoal and a water-resistant outer layer. It maintains a moist wound environment, facilitates autolytic debridement of necrotic tissue and absorbs wound exudate. Thanks to the activated charcoal, it is especially suitable for chronic and acute lesions that give off bad odor. It is also useful to be applied in infected lesions that give off bad odor, in this case under medical supervision.