A method for producing a water-proof breathable membrane, the method comprising: encapsulating a plurality of active particles with an amount of at least one removable encapsulant to prevent at least a substantial portion of the plurality of active particles from being de-activated prior to removal of the removable encapsulant, wherein, the active particles comprise at least one of activated carbon, aluminium oxide, silica gel, soda ash, aluminium trihydrate, baking soda, p-methoxy-2-ethoxyethyl ester cinnamic acid, zinc oxide, zeolites, titanium dioxide, and molecular filter materials, and the removable encapsulant comprises water-soluble surfactants, surfactants, salts, polymer salts, polyvinyl alcohols, waxes, photo-reactive materials, degradable materials, bio-degradable materials, ethoxylated acetylenic diols, starches, lubriancts, glycols, mineral spirits, and organic solvents; mixing the encapsulated particles with a base material solution to obtain a mixture solution, wherein the base material solution comprises at least one of a polyurethane solution, polyacrylic solution, polyurethane solution, and a 1,3-propanediol terephthalate solution; converting the mixture solution into non-solution to produce the breathable membrane wherein breathable properties of the membrane are due at least in part to the mixing of the active particles, and wherein the plurality of active particles comprise from 30% to 50% of the breathable membrane weight; and further comprising removing at least a portion of encapsulant from the encapsulated active particles. encapsulating a plurality of active particles with an amount of at least one removable encapsulant to prevent at least a substantial portion of the plurality of active particles from being de-activated prior to removal of the removable encapsulant, wherein, the active particles comprise at least one of activated carbon, aluminium oxide, silica gel, soda ash, aluminium trihydrate, baking soda, p-methoxy-2-ethoxyethyl ester cinnamic acid, zinc oxide, zeolites, titanium dioxide, and molecular filter materials, and the removable encapsulant comprises water-soluble surfactants, surfactants, salts, polymer salts, polyvinyl alcohols, waxes, photo-reactive materials, degradable materials, bio-degradable materials, ethoxylated acetylenic diols, starches, lubriancts, glycols, mineral spirits, and organic solvents; the active particles comprise at least one of activated carbon, aluminium oxide, silica gel, soda ash, aluminium trihydrate, baking soda, p-methoxy-2-ethoxyethyl ester cinnamic acid, zinc oxide, zeolites, titanium dioxide, and molecular filter materials, and the removable encapsulant comprises water-soluble surfactants, surfactants, salts, polymer salts, polyvinyl alcohols, waxes, photo-reactive materials, degradable materials, bio-degradable materials, ethoxylated acetylenic diols, starches, lubriancts, glycols, mineral spirits, and organic solvents; mixing the encapsulated particles with a base material solution to obtain a mixture solution, wherein the base material solution comprises at least one of a polyurethane solution, polyacrylic solution, polyurethane solution, and a 1,3-propanediol terephthalate solution; converting the mixture solution into non-solution to produce the breathable membrane wherein breathable properties of the membrane are due at least in part to the mixing of the active particles, and wherein the plurality of active particles comprise from 30% to 50% of the breathable membrane weight; and further comprising removing at least a portion of encapsulant from the encapsulated active particles.