Yoga Mat vs Almost Perfect PRO Yoga Mat: which is safer?

Manduka Almost Perfect PRO Yoga Mat is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

GoFit Yoga Mat

GoFit

Yoga Mat

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

PVC or TPE rubber, unspecified coating or treatment

Confidence

35%

PossibleVolatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing

PossibleCoating or surface treatment degradation

PossibleMicroplastic shedding from material wear

Our pick

Manduka Almost Perfect PRO Yoga Mat

Manduka

Almost Perfect PRO Yoga Mat

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 88/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

closed-cell PVC-free foam, rubber top

Confidence

88%

PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) and formaldehyde off-gassing

PossibleNatural rubber protein allergen (latex sensitivity)

PossibleMicroparticle shedding from foam and rubber degradation

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Volatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing, Coating or surface treatment degradation and Microplastic shedding from material wear on the GoFit and not on the Manduka.
  • We flag Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and formaldehyde off-gassing, Natural rubber protein allergen (latex sensitivity) and Microparticle shedding from foam and rubber degradation on the Manduka and not on the GoFit.
  • The GoFit is PVC or TPE rubber, unspecified coating or treatment where the Manduka is closed-cell PVC-free foam, rubber top, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Manduka is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the GoFit grade, at 35% confidence against 88%, because it discloses less.

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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