It is best to buy a yoga mat made of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), which is free of chloride and metal elements, antistatic, soft, docile and strong in grip. Compared with the yoga mat made of polystyrene (PVC), it is about 300g lighter and easier to carry around.
PVC mats are the most commonly used yoga mats. Although the price is low, some auxiliary materials such as plasticizers and antioxidants are generally added to polystyrene products, and some of them are toxic. Moreover, in the case of water and sweat, the anti-skid performance is not so good and the rebound is slow.
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Most people ignore the cleaning of yoga mats. In fact, yoga mats are very easy to hide evil and breed germs. Yoga mats that are not cleaned regularly are likely to contain bacteria, fungi and dust mites. Among them, bacteria may cause folliculitis, among which fungi are easy to cause tinea corporis and beriberi. The biggest threat of dust mites to people with allergic constitution is to induce allergic dermatitis and asthma.
Shuang Yan, a visiting professor in the Department of Public Health Medicine at North Carolina State University, suggested that in order to ensure the hygiene of the yoga mat, it is best to clean the yoga mat once every 1 week, but never directly use disinfectant to clean and disinfect it, which will corrode the yoga mat and shorten its service life.
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