Abstract: Outdoor sportswear needs to be functional and comfortable. It also has requirements for professional fabric type and style design. It needs to meet specific washing conditions, otherwise it will cause functional damage. Washing label is an important way for household appliances enterprises, detergent enterprises and consumers to understand the demand of caring outdoor sportswear, but the recognition and attention are insufficient by now. This paper investigated 432 durability labels of outdoor sportswear from 10 high proportion brands, and analyzed the information of caring labels such as fiber composition, washing, drying, bleaching and ironing. It was found that: (1) polyester, nylon and cotton are three most commonly used fibers in outdoor sportswear, and storm wear occupies an important position in the market; (2) the wash program of 76.2% of outdoor sportswear is ‘washed by machine, the highest temperature is 30℃, routine or moderate’ 97.9% of outdoor sportswear cannot be dry cleaned and 97% cannot be bleached; (3) 46.5% of outdoor sportswear can be dried in rotary drums; 28.3% can be natural air-dried and the approach is hanging or hanging in the shade; (4) 41.5% of outdoor sportswear cannot be ironed. The research results will help household appliances enterprises, detergent enterprises and consumers to fully understand the requirements of outdoor sportswear caring, design and use reasonable cleaning products.

Key words: Outdoor sportswear, Outdoor jacket, Coated fabric, Care label, Survey analysis