Yoga mats are an essential part of your exercise regime while practicing yoga. Whether you practice yoga at the gym, a studio, with your trainer, or your home, the yoga mat’s cleanliness is essential and crucial for your health. With the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19, it is all the more important to clean it. Even if you are practicing at home, it is essential to clean your yoga mat. If you are not cleaning your yoga mat at home regularly, it could contain bacteria four times more than a gym yoga mat. So here are some effective ways through which you can deep clean and disinfect your yoga mats.
Make Your Own Cleaning Spray
Skin is the largest organ of the human body. So you should be very particular that it does not get infected through unclean surfaces. Instead of buying some unknown cleaning sprays, it is better to create your own cleaning spray, and they are easy to make. First, get a clean and opaque spray bottle and fill it with half distilled water and half white vinegar. You can also add some bicarb to make it more effective. You can use this solution to clean your yoga mat. You can also add tea tree oil to this mixture, which makes it anti-fungal and bacterial. Every day you can use this self-made spray to clean your yoga mat before and after the exercise.
Use a Disinfectant for Sanitizing the Yoga Mat
In this age of a pandemic, it is advisable to use sanitizer to clean the yoga mat. It is 100% effective on viruses and germs too. Using it reduces your chances of getting infected with unwanted germs and also cleans your yoga mat. The only problem with using disinfectants is that they can be sensitive to certain skin types. So make sure that you buy disinfectant that your skin is not allergic to.
Always Wash Your Feet and Use a Head Yoga Towel
One of the ways to keep your yoga mat clean is by keeping your feet clean. So whenever you are using your yoga mat, make sure that the feet are clean. You can clean your feet by washing them with water and dish soap. Avoid moisturizing your feet and hands as it can soil your mat and can make it slippery. You can also use a hand sanitizer to clean your feet. Make sure to use a dry towel or a soft cloth for your yoga sessions; this way, you don’t spoil or stain the yoga mat while doing poses with hair oil.
