@@derek-yoga Thanks! We will see tomorrow - I'm really curious how much does it improve the surface, as in its current 'new' state it is pretty tricky to do eg. downward facing dog.
This process doesn’t help anyhow to take out a thick (sticky to stay on hands) protective oily grease film-layer that all new Manduca pro line yoga mats comes with, from factory… a tricky to remove layer which is left from “production process”, according to company’s own words, the one that makes practitioner sliding on that surface, having no grip at all, if this oily grease will not be removed. I know very well the case, as I own 3 different Manduka pro yoga mats: • Manduka pro black classic yoga mat, 6 mm thickness (215cm x 66cm) *this I have for ten years already, and it’s still like new* • Manduka pro black extra large yoga mat, 6 mm thickness, long & wide (200 x 132cm) • Manduka pro travel yoga mat, 2 mm thickness, midnight color (180cm x 60 cm) Taking away this factory-stain which is so oily and greasy is extremely hard to do. No of any salt will help, which I tried before, but with zero result. I were also reading many comments on Reditt of other people who didn’t manage to remove annoying greasy oil (that makes them slide on a mat with no any grip), even after 3 (!) salt applications attempts. Salt is kind of naive, childish and more a nice ritual then anything practically working. Personally, what I did to my pro long&wide mat 132 cm to 200 cm, as this is the one I purchased recently. I had to put cleaning Domestos gel twice all over the surface (first time on both sides), and then washing it off in the shower with hot water. This has removed some oily grease, but not completely, some still were there. On the third attempt I had to use very aggressive special chemical that is usually used for removing old dirt from metal car wheel discs, which was extremely stinky liquid and cannot be sprayed without protective glasses and special protective gas mask used for construction works, otherwise I would have problems with breathing. I have left this chemical for 10 min, and then I also throughly washed it away, so in this way I finally managed to completely remove this oily sticky to hands grease that is left on the mat from the factory. This aggressive chemicals (domestos that consists of chlorine) and that second one which is even more toxic and powerful, nevertheless do not interact anyhow with rubber of the mat, which cannot be spoiled or damaged with anything at all, surface is so strong, and even after this aggressive cleaning a material of the mat stays completely untouched. Just oily grease being removed. So don’t worry that you can damage your mat with such cleaning, this will not happen. Other soft methods of cleaning like salt never helped me, also with other 2 mentioned above mats that I had from earlier. That two other I also had to clean in same way when I just purchased it (but only with using domestos at that time). Just wanted to share my experience. Mats after those kind of aggressive cleaning still stay perfect and what is more important - they are finally clean from this factory oily grease stains. Otherwise it is from hard to impossible to get rid of this nasty oily surface, that all pro mats are coming with, when they are newly purchased. That is my personal preference how to clean it, and it was always fine and really effective.
You begin with saying put the salt on and leave it for 24H, then you just put it down on the floor, put salt on it and then wash it away. It's a glitch in the matrix. You didn't demo what you initially said. So is it 24H with salt, flat on the floor, dry ? or something else?
Hi there, apologies for any confusion in the Matrix. I wish Neo was here to sort things out :D As for the sequence it's: - Scrub with salt - Let it rest for 24H - Wash with a damp cloth
Which Yoga Mat is your favourite?
Really clear and beautiful video!❤
Thank you Nathalie! Happy to hear you enjoyed it 🙏😇
Thanks for the video! I assume we could just use a vacuum cleaner first, and then the wet cloth just for cleanup?
You welcome! I would assume the wet cloth can still aid in the scrubbing process. But I don't see the vacuum as a deal breaker. Give it a try 👍
@@derek-yoga Thanks! We will see tomorrow - I'm really curious how much does it improve the surface, as in its current 'new' state it is pretty tricky to do eg. downward facing dog.
@@herrht It takes time to settle in it's better grip form. The more you use it the faster it will get there. Good luck 👌
Hi! Is that a midnight color?
I believe it is yes
Is this applicable for prolite
I believe so yes. The only restriction I see from Manduka it's for the eKo yoga mats :)
This process doesn’t help anyhow to take out a thick (sticky to stay on hands) protective oily grease film-layer that all new Manduca pro line yoga mats comes with, from factory… a tricky to remove layer which is left from “production process”, according to company’s own words, the one that makes practitioner sliding on that surface, having no grip at all, if this oily grease will not be removed. I know very well the case, as I own 3 different Manduka pro yoga mats:
• Manduka pro black classic yoga mat, 6 mm thickness (215cm x 66cm)
*this I have for ten years already, and it’s still like new*
• Manduka pro black extra large yoga mat, 6 mm thickness, long & wide (200 x 132cm)
• Manduka pro travel yoga mat, 2 mm thickness, midnight color (180cm x 60 cm)
Taking away this factory-stain which is so oily and greasy is extremely hard to do. No of any salt will help, which I tried before, but with zero result. I were also reading many comments on Reditt of other people who didn’t manage to remove annoying greasy oil (that makes them slide on a mat with no any grip), even after 3 (!) salt applications attempts. Salt is kind of naive, childish and more a nice ritual then anything practically working.
Personally, what I did to my pro long&wide mat 132 cm to 200 cm, as this is the one I purchased recently. I had to put cleaning Domestos gel twice all over the surface (first time on both sides), and then washing it off in the shower with hot water. This has removed some oily grease, but not completely, some still were there. On the third attempt I had to use very aggressive special chemical that is usually used for removing old dirt from metal car wheel discs, which was extremely stinky liquid and cannot be sprayed without protective glasses and special protective gas mask used for construction works, otherwise I would have problems with breathing. I have left this chemical for 10 min, and then I also throughly washed it away, so in this way I finally managed to completely remove this oily sticky to hands grease that is left on the mat from the factory. This aggressive chemicals (domestos that consists of chlorine) and that second one which is even more toxic and powerful, nevertheless do not interact anyhow with rubber of the mat, which cannot be spoiled or damaged with anything at all, surface is so strong, and even after this aggressive cleaning a material of the mat stays completely untouched. Just oily grease being removed. So don’t worry that you can damage your mat with such cleaning, this will not happen. Other soft methods of cleaning like salt never helped me, also with other 2 mentioned above mats that I had from earlier. That two other I also had to clean in same way when I just purchased it (but only with using domestos at that time). Just wanted to share my experience. Mats after those kind of aggressive cleaning still stay perfect and what is more important - they are finally clean from this factory oily grease stains. Otherwise it is from hard to impossible to get rid of this nasty oily surface, that all pro mats are coming with, when they are newly purchased. That is my personal preference how to clean it, and it was always fine and really effective.
You begin with saying put the salt on and leave it for 24H, then you just put it down on the floor, put salt on it and then wash it away. It's a glitch in the matrix. You didn't demo what you initially said. So is it 24H with salt, flat on the floor, dry ? or something else?
Hi there, apologies for any confusion in the Matrix. I wish Neo was here to sort things out :D
As for the sequence it's:
- Scrub with salt
- Let it rest for 24H
- Wash with a damp cloth