All in Motion Yoga Mat Rubber vs Premium Yoga Cork Mat 5mm Thick Natural Tree Rubber Base and Bigger Mat for Extra Support: which is safer?
All in Motion Yoga Mat Rubber is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
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
Iyengar Yoga
Premium Yoga Cork Mat 5mm Thick Natural Tree Rubber Base and Bigger Mat for Extra Support
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
natural tree rubber, cork surface
Confidence
82%
PossibleMicrobial growth (mold, mildew)
ReportedLatex protein allergenicity
PossibleCork dust inhalation (minor)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Natural rubber latex allergen (if natural rubber composition) and Microplastic shedding from surface degradation on the Iyengar Yoga and not on the Iyengar Yoga.
- We flag Microbial growth (mold, mildew), Latex protein allergenicity and Cork dust inhalation (minor) on the Iyengar Yoga and not on the Iyengar Yoga.
- The Iyengar Yoga is Rubber (likely natural or synthetic rubber) where the Iyengar Yoga is natural tree rubber, cork surface, 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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