Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

After reading all the positive reviews, I bought this mat for physio therapy and maybe some yoga. When it arrived the smell was pretty overpowering but I figured it would subside with time. Nope. I have used this mat twice since purchase in November 2017 and it is now the end of April 2018 (6 months). The first time I used it, my clothes smelled so bad from lying on the mat that I had to change out of them hours later. The second time I used the mat, I placed a towel down first. But the smell was so terrible that I could not focus or finish my physio therapy. Six months of owning this mat, and the smell is just as strong, and just as unbearable. Yes, it is on the less expensive side as far as exercise mats go, but my suggestion would be to put that money towards a higher quality mat. I am going to have to throw this mat away, and the money I invested, right along with it.