Lightly scrub with a soft brush cloth or sponge and then wipe clean with water and air dry.
Homemade yoga mat cleaning solution.
Spray liberally on your yoga mat immediately after you finish your practice.
Mix together all of the above ingredients and pour into spray bottle of choice any extra can be stored place the top on the spray bottle and shake to combine the ingredients.
Recipe for natural cleaning spray for yoga mats cup white vinegar cup of water 3 drops of each essential oil you choose.
Spray on both sides of the mat step 4.
Combine all ingredients in spray bottle step 2.
At home you can disinfect yoga mats with the same solution most studios use.
Here are the provisions you will need.
Using and soap and water is the most basic way to clean your yoga mat.
Yoga mat cleaner for the cleaner i use distilled water witch hazel or white distilled vinegar and essential oils.
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According to the manduka website you should scrub the mat with a fifty fifty mixture of water and organic cider vinegar solution if you re more of a quick and dirty type yogi manduka mat renew is available for purchase.
Shake well to combine step 3.
The witch hazel and vinegar are great for cleaning surfaces and the essential oils add aromatherapy and disinfectant qualities.
Tea tree oil is an astringent just like witch hazel you could probably just get away with using that.
Combine water with white vinegar and tea tree oil both of which have antibacterial properties.
1 part warm water with 3 parts white vinegar add 8 12 drops of essential oils like eucalyptus lemongrass lavender mint or tea tree oil.
Otherwise it can leave a slippery residue on the mat that can hamper your performance.
Witch hazel or white vinegar fill 1 4 of spray bottle.
Create a diluted mixture by adding around a half teaspoon of dish soap to around two cups of water.
You should use equal.
Shake the bottle before each use.
Vinegar apple cider vingar would work as a substitute but it doesnt smell great.