DIY Yoga Mat Cleaner

Yoga is extremely accessible to all shapes, sizes, ages and abilities – almost anyone can participate because modifications are always available to those that need them. As a result, yoga continues to grow in popularity.

If you still need a reason to give yoga a try, it has been linked to many great benefits for your mind and body – such as relaxation, de-stressing, flexibility, muscle strength and tone, just to name a few.

Whether you practice yoga once in a while or every day, that mat of yours does need to be cleaned and disinfected, believe it or not! If you practice frequently you should be spraying and wiping your mat down with a towel or cloth after every practice or at least every second class. No need to go out and buy a fancy disinfecting spray, you can make your own with just a few simple ingredients you probably already have lying around:

You will need:

• An empty and clean spray bottle
• 1 cup of water
• 1 cup of white vinegar OR 1 cup of witch hazel
• 6 drops of your favourite essential oils (time to get creative) – some great ones for disinfecting are tea tree, eucalyptus, lemongrass, sweet orange etc.
  
  

Get shaking:

• Mix all the ingredients in your empty spray bottle and shake well.
  
  NOTE: Make sure you enjoy the scent of your essential oils because you will be smelling that the next time you take a child’s pose. My favourite mixture includes tea tree, eucalyptus and lavender - I find the lavender has a relaxing aroma I like to mix in with the disinfecting oils, perfect for my fondness of shavasana.

Prefer us to do the work? Our Cool Off Wellness Spray works great as a yoga mat cleaner.

Written by:

Annie Dog Mom | Travel Obsessed | Shavasna Enthusiast