Manduka Prolite Mat Slippery

I do not understand the price point for this mat.

Manduka prolite mat slippery.

I immediately returned this mat. These tips are for the black mat pro the manduka pro mats and the prolite mats which are all made of the same material but are different widths and thicknesses. I was interested in the lifetime guarantee of this mat. All new yoga mats have a thin film from the manufacturing process.

Out of the box this mat is slick. Slipping while breaking the mat in. I bought the manduka prolite mat in the color indulge. The following information was provided by manduka.

The surface texture of manduka pro mats improves with use the best way to break in your mat is practice practice practice but if you want to speed things up a little try the salt method. Jade keeps shredding after a while and this looked solid and promised slippery resistant. Features slip resistant fabriclike top surface does not get sticky even when wet with perspiration. Roll manduka prolite mats with the top side fabric finish facing outwards this keeps the corners of the mat flat when practicing.

This manduka prolite mat is slippery if you do ashtanga yoga and do not want to slide in your downward facing dog. All of our pro mats come with a lifetime guarantee supporting your practice and the earth for many years to come. I practice yoga 5x a week and needed a new mat to replace my worn jadeyoga. The manduka prolite yoga mat offers great quality and comfort yet is light enough to travel easily to and from the studio.

After reading all the reviews i decided to cut to the chase and use a grease cutter combo of dawn dish soap and 409 twice. Roll manduka pro mats with the top side facing outwards this keeps the corners of the mat flat when practicing. This yoga mat was supposed to replace my jade yoga mat.