Almost Perfect PRO Yoga Mat vs Anti-Slip Dual Color Exercise Yoga Mat: which is safer?
Manduka Almost Perfect PRO Yoga Mat is the clear pick. Sunny Health & Fitness Anti-Slip Dual Color Exercise Yoga Mat carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Manduka
Almost Perfect PRO Yoga Mat
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) and formaldehyde off-gassing
PossibleNatural rubber protein allergen (latex sensitivity)
PossibleMicroparticle shedding from foam and rubber degradation
Sunny Health & Fitness
Anti-Slip Dual Color Exercise Yoga Mat
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleVOC and formaldehyde off-gassing
PossibleCoating degradation and leaching
PossibleMicroplastic shedding
Where these two actually differ
- 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 Sunny Health & Fitness.
- We flag VOC and formaldehyde off-gassing, Coating degradation and leaching and Microplastic shedding on the Sunny Health & Fitness and not on the Manduka.
- The Manduka is closed-cell PVC-free foam, rubber top where the Sunny Health & Fitness is Rubber or PVC foam base, coating composition unspecified, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 60 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Manduka is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Sunny Health & Fitness grade, at 35% confidence against 88%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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