Keep your Yoga Gear Clean, Fresh and Healthy
edited by Nan Frient
Yoga and Pilates enthusiasts seeking a natural and organic means to clean and restore their sticky mats and other gear have a new reason to inhale, exhale and relax. The new Happy Yoga Mat Wash is a USDA-certified organic castile soap that is made from renewable, certified organic vegetable oils, extracts and botanicals. {Insert Yoga 4 oz photo} Developed by company founder Kathy Swanson and her yoga-obsessed friends and inspired by her Aunt Marlene, Happy Yoga Mat Wash features a mild, organic castile soap based formula that is antifungal and antibacterial.
DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH
"Yoga mats and accessories get awful stinky now and Zen," jokes company President (and yoga enthusiast) Kathy Swanson. "And, unfortunately, many of the mats and balance balls on the market today have chemical residues on them," adds Swanson on a more serious note. Happy Yoga Mat Wash is made from certified organic oils of coconut, olive and jojoba, tea tree, lavender and citrus essential oils, organic aloe vera and rosemary extract. Together these natural and organic ingredients clean sweaty odors and chemical residues and provide an energizing and uplifting citrus scent.
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR MAT
By removing residues from the manufacturing process as well as sweat, dirt and other impurities, Happy Yoga Mat Wash extends the life of a yoga mat while maintaining its non-slip surface and keeping it clean and hygienic. The vegan formula leaves only a light scent after use and cleans, disinfects and deodorizes by successfully breaking down the sweat and toxins released from the body during a yoga session.
BEYOND THE MAT
The non-toxic, biodegradable cleaner can be used on all watersafe surfaces including: balance balls, foam blocks, chairs, neck pillows, sandbags, eye pillows, blankets, gear bags, stretching straps, cushions and other yoga and Pilates accouterments. It serves as an effective antibacterial cleaner for rental mats and exercise equipment. Swanson even keeps it on hand to help avoid germs on shopping cart handles and public doorknobs.
Happy Yoga Mat Wash comes packaged in a 4-ounce light weight travel bottle that fits conveniently in a small bag, a 32-ounce studio size and a gallon refill. The suggested retail price is $7.95 for the 4-ounce spray bottle, $16.95 for the 32-ounce container and $51.95 for the gallon refill. Like all of the Kathy's Family products, this new organic cleanser is free of synthetic fragrances and dyes, preservatives, parabens, sodium lauryl sulfate, phosphates, ammonia, butyl ethers, chlorine bleach, animal by-products, alcohol and detergents. It is not tested on animals.
Purchase online at www.kathys-family.com and at health food and natural product stores.
