Odor-Control Fabric for Apparel & Sports Gear

Industry · Apparel & Sports Gear

Odor-control fabric for apparel, footwear and sports gear. We make activated carbon fiber cloth and felt, the textile form of activated carbon, and cut it to the liner, patch or insert your product needs.

Cloth: plain or twill weave · 80–350 g/m²
Felt: 0.8–4.5 mm · laminated between support layers
Coated cloth: 20–50 g/m² carbon on a base fabric
Converting: die-cut to your drawing · adhesive backing on request

Made to your dimensions. Minimum 30 units. Free sample, one time; shipping is not included.

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Where it goes

Garment liners

Panels in compression wear, base layers and underwear, where odor builds next to the skin. Cloth is thin enough to sit inside the garment.

Sports pad liners

Removable patches for hockey, football and lacrosse pads, die-cut to the pad and held by a pocket or an adhesive back.

Footwear inserts

Insoles and shoe liners cut to your last, from cloth or laminated felt.

Bags and storage

Gym bags, skate bags, shoe bags and closet pouches that hold damp gear between uses.

Three constructions

Pick by what the part has to survive: flexing, rubbing and washing. Tell us that first and we will narrow it down.

Activated carbon fiber cloth

The fiber itself is carbon: we spin, carbonize and steam-activate it, so this is not carbon powder glued onto fabric. Thin, with low air resistance. Plain or twill weave.

ACF felt with support layers

Thicker, for parts that need more carbon. Felt on its own has low strength, so we laminate a support layer on the top and bottom. No adhesive is added to the felt itself.

Coated carbon cloth

20–50 g/m² of activated carbon coated onto a base fabric. The sturdiest of the three.

Cross-section · ACF felt with support layers

Support layer: nonwoven or fabric
Activated carbon fiber: cloth or felt, no adhesive in it
Support layer: protects the carbon
Adhesive backing: on request

Schematic, not to scale. Construction is confirmed per project against your wash and wear requirements.

What we confirm per project

We do not publish wash-durability or gas-specific test results for apparel use, because they depend on the construction and how the carbon layer is enclosed. Send your wash requirement and the odors you are targeting, and we confirm what fits before we cut samples.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers for apparel and gear brands.

Can activated carbon cloth be used in clothing to control odor?

Yes. Activated carbon fiber cloth is a textile made of activated carbon fibers, thin and with low air resistance, and it is already used in chemical protective clothing. In everyday apparel it goes in as a liner or panel rather than as the outer fabric.

What is the difference between activated carbon cloth and carbon-coated fabric?

In activated carbon cloth the fiber itself is carbon. Carbon-coated fabric is an ordinary base cloth with 20–50 g/m² of activated carbon coated onto its surface: sturdier, with the carbon sitting on the surface instead of making up the fiber.

Can you make removable odor patches for sports pads?

Yes. We die-cut cloth or laminated felt to your drawing, and can add an adhesive backing. Send the pad or a sketch of where the patch sits.

Is activated carbon fabric washable?

It depends on the construction and how the carbon layer is enclosed, so we confirm it against your wash requirement before sampling rather than quoting one answer for every product.