Do Amazon Basics yoga & exercise mats have PFAS?
Amazon Basics yoga & exercise mats average 75 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Amazon Basics yoga & exercise mats graded as of October 2026, level with the 75 out of 100 median for the 21 other yoga & exercise mats brands graded alongside it.
Amazon Basics yoga & exercise mats average Excellent on our four-band scale. 4 of the 4 we graded are worth buying. That is above 57% of the yoga & exercise mats brands we grade.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
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What Amazon Basics says and does about PFAS
We found no PFAS statement from Amazon Basics. Amazon has a chemicals policy that restricts PFAS in certain private-label food contact materials for its Amazon Kitchen brand, and it is not a blanket ban across other private label products.
- Brand statementToxic-Free Future reports that Amazon's 2020 restricted substances list restricts PFAS in certain private-label food contact materials for its Amazon Kitchen brand. Toxic-Free Future press release ↗
- Medical referenceGrocery Dive reports the Amazon Kitchen restriction is limited in scope and does not cover other Amazon private label or brand-name products. Grocery Dive, December 2020 ↗
Sources checked September 30, 2026. A brand statement is the company’s own claim, which we report but have not verified. Our grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests.
Amazon Basics yoga & exercise mats worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
- Natural rubber and suede
- Heavy metals. Suede tanning and dyeing can involve chromium (chromium-III is standard and lower concern) or…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- PVC foam or TPE foam
- Volatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing, PVC foam mats commonly release low levels of VOCs, especially…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- NBR (nitrile rubber) or PVC foam core
- Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) off-gassing from foam. Synthetic foam mats typically release low-level VOCs…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- NBR rubber (nitrile) or PVC base with foam layers
- Volatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing. New PVC or NBR foam mats commonly emit low levels of VOCs…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Better yoga & exercise mats from other brands
Graded higher than the Amazon Basics average of 75.
- closed-cell PVC-free foam, rubber top
- A third party reports verifying it as PFAS-free
- Formaldehyde / VOCs
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Manduka
Almost Perfect PROlite Yoga Mat
- Natural rubber and PVC, no Teflon-family coating
- A third party reports verifying it as PFAS-free
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from natural rubber
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See every Amazon Basics product we grade on the Amazon Basics brand page, or the full yoga & exercise mats ranking.