Customer Reviews

yogitoes® SKIDLESS® Yoga Mat Towel + Free (random color) activator mister combo by Absolute Yogi

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This was recommended to me by my yoga teacher...very useful if you practice Ashtanga or other "vinyasa flow" (i.e. sweaty!) yoga. It's the exact size of a standard yoga mat, it doesn't bunch up and trip me when I'm trying to jump through, and it absolutely stops my hands and feet from slipping. Plus, it folds up a lot smaller than a blanket and is easier to fit in a mat bag. It's kind of spendy, but worth it if you practice regularly. Highly recommended.

I was so frustrated with those so called "sticky mats", my hands would slide forward in simple poses like downward facing dog.
So I decided to give the $50 skidless yoga towel a try.
This worked pretty well for my slipping hands, but i had a new problem. I was unable to get traction for my feet and felt as though they would slip up when in many of the commonly practiced poses in yoga. (downward facing dog, even poses like triangle and extended side angle). I really tried giving this towel a chance but ended up purchasing a harmony yoga mat (those rubber mats) which greatly reduced my slippery yoga experiences.
I would not recommend the skidless towel for your entire mat, maybe you may have better luck with just the hand towel.
I realized with yoga mats that every person is different, so what doesn't work for me, may work for you. I just thought I would give my 2 cents.

This is exactly what I wanted!
I've had so many slipping problems in my Ashtanga yoga class. Both my hands and feet would slide and it was soooo hard to hold poses. Here is the answer!
It works great! I'm very happy.

After sweating and slipping in many a vinyasa class (even on a "non-slip" mat), a friend recommended this yoga towel. This product has saved my yoga practice! It does take one or two classes to get used to, but once you do, you are off to non-slip yoga bliss. Plus, the well-placed circle at the top of the mat gives you a visual to focus on to stay centered. Thank you Yogitoes!

It can be just a bit slippy at first but as soon as you sweat it gives you good grip. Expensive for a towel but I love all the colors - end up getting more from AbsoluteYogi that comes with spray bottle. Great for mister my face during hot yoga.

One more thing - don't forget to wash twice before use. The color will bleed so don't mix with other clothes. Also VERY IMPORTANT don't overload the dryer with a SKIDLESS inside. It will make horrible noises because of the nubs sticking to the sides of the dryer and caused the load not to rotate properly inside the dryer. It caused my towel a light burn mark as it was "stuck" so that the vent where the hot air comes in constantly heat just one spot on the load where my towel happened to be.

Finally found the answer to my "slippage" problem. What a difference it makes in my routine! My only regret is that I didn't purchase it months ago!

I want to give the person who created this thing a hug.
It is very soft on the top, and has tons of tiny little rubber-like dots on the bottom, which grip the floor or yoga mat underneath like the toes of a tree frog. I used to slip all over the place on my mat, and I don't move at all on this. Makes for a stellar down dog!

This mat is essentially a thin towel with rubber rivets on the bottom for traction. I'm a pretty big guy at 6'0" and 230 lbs. I could not use this mat for yoga at all. The mat slips A LOT! My feet would end up getting bunched up in the mat and it ended up being more distracting and uncomfortable than anything else. I think that I am going to try one of those thick rubber mats instead. Good luck!

Bought this for doing "hot" yoga, and I love it. Works well for absorbing sweat. Read the other reviews that said that the colors ran, so I bought a white one. If I wear bright colored clothing to class, the colors sweat into the towel! Now it's a light purple/gray color, but the towel still works fine. I might buy a second one because I use it everyday. Can't imagine using it twice in a row without washing.

I have this in pink, which was only made for October 2005, for Breast Cancer Awareness month. I love the color of mine. I considered buying one for quite a while, but didn't like the chakra color selection. I wanted something more pastel, so fortunately I was shopping for it in October. Current color selection is a minus.

This towel is really good for controlling slippage in my hands, but not my feet. My feet seem to slip more than usual, so I don't use this towel frequently. It seems to work better when I am sweating more. I also have a theory that fabric softener may make it more slippery, but that's just a theory.

It's also a bit of a pain to deal with when moving into poses where I need to move or fold the mat.

Currently my mat is on it's last legs, so it helps helps keep me from getting little chunks of mat all over myself while I find the perfect mat to replace it. It's good for extending the life of your mat.