Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Hi all people on Amazon considering purchasing this product! You should now that I am a new Yogi at age 31. I did good amount of research on the Internet. I do regular and hot yoga. So it was very important for me that the mat stays stable while I learn (and hopefully) perform yoga poses. So... After my research and going crazy on Pinterest to see how to clean a yoga mat, I decided to purchase Gaiam yoga mat with beautiful pattern. I purchased the blue feather print. It is true that the mat smelled when I firs unpacked and unrolled. But, I took the advice of many and wiped the mat with warm water and couple of drops of soap (used microfiber cloth). Right after that, I prepared a mix of essential oils (15 drops of tea tree oil & 10 drops of lavender), witch hazel (1/4 cup), and purified water (1 cup) and sprayed this mixture generously on the each sides of the mat and wiped it with damp cloth (used microfiber cloth for this task). After all of this, I hanged the mat to dry in my bathroom. Guess what? It worked!! I had a hot yoga class early next morning. It was great to smell the tea tree and lavender when I was on the mat. As soon as I came back from my yoga practice, I cleaned the mat with the oil and witch hazel mixture and hanged it to dry before folding it. So, overall, I am very please with my purchase. If you are new to yoga and don't know what to do like me, this mat provides great support with its thickness and it has gorgeous print on it. Highly recommend.