All in Motion Yoga Mat Rubber vs Cap Fitness Yoga Mat: 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
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleNatural rubber latex allergen (if natural rubber composition)
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from surface degradation
CAP Barbell
Cap Fitness Yoga Mat
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleVOC off-gassing (PVC-specific)
PossibleCoating or surface degradation over time
PossibleMicroplastic or rubber particle release
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 CAP Barbell.
- We flag VOC off-gassing (PVC-specific), Coating or surface degradation over time and Microplastic or rubber particle release on the CAP Barbell and not on the Iyengar Yoga.
- The Iyengar Yoga is Rubber (likely natural or synthetic rubber) where the CAP Barbell is PVC or NBR rubber mat, composition not disclosed, 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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