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

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

Sunny Health & Fitness Anti-Slip Dual Color Exercise Yoga Mat

Sunny Health & Fitness

Anti-Slip Dual Color Exercise Yoga Mat

PFAS grade

Poor 40/100

Overall grade

Poor 28/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Rubber or PVC foam base, coating composition unspecified

Confidence

35%

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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