After putting salt on the mat i found that the mat had a much better feel to it and would definitely recommend to do this for the best performance.
Manduka mat salt scrub.
It seems to be helping so far.
I was a little hesitant about picking the manduka over the liforme.
I did also buy the manduka yogitoes towel for the mat and found that this combination leads to absolutely no slipping even in the hottest yoga class.
I made sure to cover the mat with coarse and fine grain sea salt for 24 hours and i also did a little dance on the mat to ground the salt into the mat.
Sprinkle your mat with a mix of sea salt and warm water and either wipe it down with a stiff bristled brush if you have one or a cotton washcloth.
Leave the mat to air dry in the sunshine.
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Like exfoliating your skin.
Generously sprinkle coarse sea salt on the mat and let it sit or scrub in a circular motion like you would wax a surfboard.
Worked like a charm.
I just bought a manduka mat a couple weeks ago and have the same issue.
I also have used coarse sea salt and a little bit of water and scrubbed the mat with a kitchen sponge.
If your hands or feet slide on your new pro mat another trick you can use to break it in is to sprinkle coarse sea salt all over your mat leave it for 24 hours then add just a bit of water and scrub the salt in and wipe off.
Repeat 2 3 times with fresh salt as needed.
If following this trick repeat this tactic 3 times not just once and you should see improvement.
While the best way is to practice practice practice you can speed things up a little with.
Another trick is to leave it in the sunshine for an afternoon or sprinkle sea salt on the top surface of the mat dampen with a cloth and scrub it with a stiff scrub brush.
When the weather is warm some people have.
I read many reviews that say you need to break it in and that the salting doesn t work very well.
After 24 hours wipe the salt off with a damp cloth.
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