Manduka Mat Salt Scrub

Like exfoliating your skin.

Manduka mat salt scrub.

Our yoga mats and yoga products are crafted for high performance in any practice. If following this trick repeat this tactic 3 times not just once and you should see improvement. I did also buy the manduka yogitoes towel for the mat and found that this combination leads to absolutely no slipping even in the hottest yoga class. It seems to be helping so far.

Another trick is to leave it in the sunshine for an afternoon or sprinkle sea salt on the top surface of the mat dampen with a cloth and scrub it with a stiff scrub brush. Sprinkle your mat with a mix of sea salt and warm water and either wipe it down with a stiff bristled brush if you have one or a cotton washcloth. I ve used dawn dish soap which helps a little. I read many reviews that say you need to break it in and that the salting doesn t work very well.

If your hands or feet slide on your new pro mat another trick you can use to break it in is to sprinkle coarse sea salt all over your mat leave it for 24 hours then add just a bit of water and scrub the salt in and wipe off. After 24 hours wipe the salt off with a damp cloth. Now that you ve got your new pro mat it s time to break it in. Manduka yoga mats apparel and accessories are designed by yogis and trusted by teachers worldwide.

Just make sure you are not scrubbing too hard to avoid damaging the mat. I made sure to cover the mat with coarse and fine grain sea salt for 24 hours and i also did a little dance on the mat to ground the salt into the mat. Leave the mat to air dry in the sunshine. I also have used coarse sea salt and a little bit of water and scrubbed the mat with a kitchen sponge.

While the best way is to practice practice practice you can speed things up a little with. Repeat 2 3 times with fresh salt as needed. Generously sprinkle coarse sea salt on the mat and let it sit or scrub in a circular motion like you would wax a surfboard. When the weather is warm some people have.

Worked like a charm.