How long will my ecoYoga mat last?
It really depends on your practice, your environment and how you look after it. The natural rubber is sensitive to sunlight, oils and extreme heat (e.g. sitting on top a radiator). These all will contribute to the degradation of the material. We have had customers buying the ir new mats after 18 months happy with its wear. At the end of 2006 we made some improvements to the mat so we anticipate longer life spans for most practitioners. My mat sheds little pieces and sticks to my clothes. Is this normal? From time to time this has caused concern for some practitioners. Initial shedding has occured with some mats the n stops until much later into the use of the mat. Lycra clo the s seem to attract the little rubber particles more than cotton which means we would not suggest lycra as the best fabric to practice in. Again it depends on your practice. We are looking into wear and tear of the mats as time passes and we always need feedback.
It really depends on your practice, your environment and how you look after it. The natural rubber is sensitive to sunlight, oils and extreme heat (e.g. sitting on top a radiator). These all will contribute to the degradation of the material. ecoYoga report that they have had customers buying their new mats after 18 months happy with its wear. At the end of 2006 ecoYoga made some improvements to the mat and now anticipate longer life spans for most practitioners.
