Manduka Mat Salt Scrub

While the best way is to practice practice practice you can speed things up a little with.

Manduka mat salt scrub.

Generously sprinkle coarse sea salt on the mat and let it sit or scrub in a circular motion like you would wax a surfboard. Worked like a charm. Now that you ve got your new pro mat it s time to break it in. I just bought a manduka mat a couple weeks ago and have the same issue.

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. I read many reviews that say you need to break it in and that the salting doesn t work very well. Manduka yoga mats apparel and accessories are designed by yogis and trusted by teachers worldwide. 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.

Just make sure you are not scrubbing too hard to avoid damaging the mat. If following this trick repeat this tactic 3 times not just once and you should see improvement. It seems to be helping so far. I was a little hesitant about picking the manduka over the liforme.

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. When the weather is warm some people have. I ve used dawn dish soap which helps a little. Our yoga mats and yoga products are crafted for high performance in any practice.

Leave the mat to air dry in the sunshine. Repeat 2 3 times with fresh salt as needed. After putting salt on the mat i found that the mat had a much better feel to it and would definitely recommend to do this for the best performance. After 24 hours wipe the salt off with a damp cloth.

Like exfoliating your skin.