it s not something sneak ago cigarette in your house it does smell a little bit like ashtray. i had my rubber one. i love it it s sticky it holds the pose. this is a thin one great for balance and trouble. natural rubber has a lot of benefits. this is latex slightly different than natural rubber. comes from the same tree but different process to get it there. the problem with latex as you said some people have latex allergies. there is some indication out there that exposure to latex may cause you to develop latex allergies. when i went looking for my yoga mats. not everybody knows. let me read the ingredients. they did say my natural rubber was latex. they said a latex natural rubber. so, there might be some confusion in the industry about that even technical term whether rubber or latex i just refer to latex
because it different united states from the next mat which is made of a different type of rubber. it comes again from the tree but this is made of dry natural rubber. oh, i love this one. wow. great grip. thin for balance. this is a mat from jade yoga which is my company i started 10 years ago. get that online, right? with the idea of making a natural product. i don t know if you know this i used to work for the e.p.a. i was a lawyer for e.p.a. enforcing environmental laws. my dream while i was there to come out with a product that was ecofriendly and healthy. this is a product we have came up with. made of natural rubber. natural rubber. similar. the advantage of natural rubber doesn t have the latex proteins in it. is it bad to have latex proteins. latex proteins is the allergies. latex allergies go for the natural rubber. be careful that people use that term interchangeably you can break out if you are using the wrong one. tell people to be really