To provide a material for protective clothes and protective clothes which can protect operators against the penetration of hazardous chemical materials, can effectively prevent the penetration of not only hydrophobic organic gases but hydrophilic organic gases as well regardless of the kinds of gaseous and liquid forms, are excellent in air permeability and moisture permeability and provide a good wearing feel.

This material for protective clothes contains active carbon of 0.4 to 3.0 milligram equivalent in an acidity base quantity per gram of the active carbon.