The DWR coating makes the fabric water repellent, so that water forms droplets on its surface and runs off instead of soaking in. This protects the fabric from getting wet quickly, providing greater comfort in wet conditions, but does not guarantee full water repellency.

An innovative fleece that provides high insulation and maintains body heat, as well as helping to wick away perspiration and thus prevent hypothermia. POLARLITE is used in the manufacture of fleece jackets, as an inner lining in softshell and hardshell jackets and as a thermal underwear as it can be worn directly against the skin.