High Density Exercise Yoga Mat with Strap 12mm vs All in Motion Yoga Mat Rubber: which is safer?

All in Motion Yoga Mat Rubber is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

CAP Barbell High Density Exercise Yoga Mat with Strap 12mm

CAP Barbell

High Density Exercise Yoga Mat with Strap 12mm

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

NBR rubber foam (typically PVC or NBR-based)

Confidence

72%

PossibleVOC off-gassing (formaldehyde, other volatiles)

PossibleBacterial or mold growth if wet-stored

PossibleRubber allergens or sensitization

Our pick

All in Motion Yoga Mat Rubber

Iyengar Yoga

All in Motion Yoga Mat Rubber

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 67/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Rubber (likely natural or synthetic rubber)

Confidence

72%

PossibleNatural rubber latex allergen (if natural rubber composition)

PossibleMicroplastic shedding from surface degradation

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag VOC off-gassing (formaldehyde, other volatiles), Bacterial or mold growth if wet-stored and Rubber allergens or sensitization on the CAP Barbell and not on the Iyengar Yoga.
  • We flag Natural rubber latex allergen (if natural rubber composition) and Microplastic shedding from surface degradation on the Iyengar Yoga and not on the CAP Barbell.
  • The CAP Barbell is NBR rubber foam (typically PVC or NBR-based) where the Iyengar Yoga is Rubber (likely natural or synthetic rubber), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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