In this article, we will focus more specifically on the different materials that can compose a yoga mat and their advantages, and disadvantages, for your practice. The majority of tapetes para gimnasio are made of either TPE, PVC, rubber, or burlap.

What are the properties of these different materials? What are their uses? Which material to choose for a green yoga mat?

PVC Yoga Mats

PVC is one of the three most used materials in the world: automotive, home, clothing, toys, and yoga mats. PVC is the abbreviation for polyvinyl chloride.

What Are The Pros Of A PVC Yoga Mat For My Practice?

The significant advantage of a PVC yoga mat is its low weight. It is a sticky material that costs very little to produce, so first price yoga mats are usually made of PVC.

Yoga Mats Made Of TPE

TPE, or Thermoplastic Elastomer, is a flexible thermoplastic material: it is an elastic-plastic. This is a generic name, as for PVC, it is difficult to know exactly what a TPE carpet contains.

What Are The Pros Of A TPE Yoga Mat For My Practice?

Tapetes para yoga made of TPE do not smell; they remain light and have good elasticity and solidity. They are usually at an affordable price. More expensive than PVC, the TPE is nevertheless a better choice in terms of longevity.

Natural Rubber Yoga Mats

Natural rubber comes from plants. There are different plants from which this latex can be produced.

Latex is a white substance, obtained by “bleeding” (incision) from the trees that produce it. Various additives are added to this paste, it is heated (this process is called vulcanization), and thus natural rubber, the rubber that is known, is obtained.

What Are The Pros Of Rubber Yoga Mat For My Practice?

The natural tapetes de hule have excellent adhesion to the ground.

They absorb shocks very well, thus protecting the joints. These are also very solid rugs that will hold for many years.