2025.04.26

GORE-TEX Wear Should Be Washed in Your Home Washing Machine! Delving Into the Secrets of "Freddy Leck"'s Specialized Detergent for Thoroughly Removing Dirt

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GORE-TEX wear, which protects against wind and rain while providing a comfortable feeling, can be considered an essential material for the outdoors. Due to this nature, many people may think that it suffices to simply remove surface dirt and allow it to air out for maintenance.

However, what if that is the reason for diminishing the water-repellent properties of GORE-TEX?

FUJIEI Corporation operates Freddy Leck, which developed a specialized detergent for outdoor wear called "Outdoor Wear Wash."

Kei Sakaguchi from the company states, "GORE-TEX wear can maintain high water repellency precisely because it is washed." What is the mechanism behind it? Together with the backstory of developing this specialized detergent, we inquired about its intricacies.

PROFILE

Kei Sakaguchi

FUJIEI Corporation
FREDDY LECK Planning & Development

Bringing the Concept of Germany's "Freddy Leck Waschsalon" to Japan

The "Freddy Leck Waschsalon" was established in Germany in 2008, where the culture of coin laundries is well-rooted.

Driven by the desire to make laundry environments cleaner and more comfortable, Freddy Leck opened a coin laundry in the northern Berlin neighborhood of Moabit.