How should you clean a yoga mat?

Question:

I've had mine for awhile and it's a bit grubby. Is there anything I should do besides wipe it down with a damp cloth?

Answers:
If your mat is lightly soiled, use a spray bottle, damp sponge, or terry cloth rag to apply a solution of two cups of water and four drops of dish soap. Rub the soiled areas. Wipe the mat with clean water; then rub with a dry terry cloth towel. Hang to air dry.

If your mat is heavily soiled, submerge it in a solution of warm water and mild detergent; use very little soap as any residue may cause the mat to become slippery during future use. Thoroughly hand wash the mat and rinse in clean water. After squeezing out the excess water, lay the mat on a dry towel and roll the mat and towel together. Stepping on the rolled up mat will squeeze more moisture out of the mat and into the towel. Then unroll and hang to air dry.

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You could always toss it in the gentle cold water cycle with an old towel. Add something like OxiClean to the water. Lay flat to dry.

What the heck is a yoga mat? When I learnt yoga, in India, under a real Yoga teacher there were no mats and all that money-making garbage. If you so want one, use a towel. Most of the yoga stuff that they sell is for someone to make money of suckers who think they are learning yoga but are learning some Western exercises disguised as yoga.

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