What is BS EN 12801 — Perspiration resistance of footwear about?
BS EN 12801 is an international standard that focuses on aspects of good quality footwear.
BS EN 12801 specifies a method for the determination of the ageing of insoles, lining or insocks, caused by human sweat.
BS EN 12801 also specifies a test method for assessing the tear strength of uppers, linings, and socks or complete upper assembly, irrespective of material, to assess the suitability for end-use.
Who is BS EN 12801 — Perspiration resistance of footwear for?
BS EN 12801 on perspiration resistance of footwear is useful for:
- Footwear manufacturing companies
- Suppliers and exporters of footwear
- Quality assurance team
- Footwear designers
- Regulatory authorities
- Test laboratories for checking the footwear quality  
Why should you use — Perspiration resistance of footwear?
Footwear primarily serves the purpose to ease locomotion and prevent injuries. Perspiration resistance of the footwear is the resistance to the action of an artificial sweat solution, measured by the change in size and appearance of the component tested.
BS EN 12801 provides you with guidelines to test the perspiration resistance of footwear i.e., insoles, lining, and insocks in order to provide good quality, breathable footwear.
BS EN 12801 walks you through the test methodology and guides you with terminology, materials, sampling, and conditioning, as well as expression of results, reporting for the breathable footwear.
Overall, BS EN 12801 guidelines enable you to provide quality footwear to your customers.
