How do I care for my ecoYoga mat ?
Let your EcoYoga mat breathe as much as possible, especially if you work a sweat on to it.
The mats wash well in the washing machine through a cool cycle using a small amount of detergent. They will however retain a lot of water. Remove excess amounts by rolling up with a dry towel - the old traditional woollens method!
Dry flat to avoid creasing (though these will eventually smooth out).
Do not put through a tumble dryer.
Equally you can freshen the mat by wiping it down with a soft damp cloth.
Avoid contact with oils.
Store out of direct sunlight.

Why are ecoYoga mats environmental ?
ecoYoga mats are made from entirely natural plant based material. They are PVC free (PVC is a long term pollutant plastic). At the end of the Yoga mat's life they can be composted - making them completely eco-friendly.

Why do ecoYoga mats cost more than other mats?
Being made from the highest quality natural materials in the UK and inspecting each mat for quality means our production costs are higher than mass produced German or Chinese mats.

What about fair trade or child labor ?
Our mats are made in the UK. We deliberately chose not to make our mats in China or Taiwan where they would have been cheaper.

My ecoYoga mats has an odor. Why is this ?
The base material for our mats is natural rubber baked in an oven during the curing process of manufacture. The Natural mats therefore have an odour of latex when new. This wears off after some time and a good bit of airing after use. Our latest batch of mats has very little natural rubber smell.

I was sold an "eco" Yoga mat by another supplier. Is it really "eco"?
The chances are that your mat still contains PVC, an environmentally damaging plastic. We have not yet found any supplier of Yoga mats than conform to our strict standards of ecology.

Other suppliers sell Eco-tex Yoga mats. What is this ?
Eco-tex (or Oeko-tex) is a European testing laboratory that asses materials for harmfulness to human skin contact. These Yoga mats are not strictly "environmental" or "ecological" We believe any product that contains PVC cannot claim to be environmental. ecoYoga does not sell any Yoga mats with the Eco-tex certificate.

What is PVC ?
PVC (PolyVinyl Chloride) is an oil based plastic that is used in many different applications.

What is rubber or latex ?
Rubber and Latex is the processed sap of the tree Havea Brasiliensis. The most common used latex product in the world are condoms. Over one billion condoms are distributed by the World Health Organisation to combat the aids epidemic. Over eight billion are still needed.

I have heard about Latex allergies ?
A very few people have a skin reaction to the rubber proteins in Latex. Our mats are specially formulated to minimise the dispersion of rubber proteins and therefore should be no problem to the vast majority of users.