Although there are a couple of precautions, which need to be taken care of when you wash these organic materials especially cotton. Cotton tends to shrink when you wash it in exceedingly hot water. Not just shrink, cotton also tends to be lumpy when it comes in contact with hot water. And since your cheap yoga mats are generally thin in width, there is every chance that you could injure a muscle or two due to the uneven surface, after a hot water wash.

But as time has evolved, cheap yoga mats have evolved too. They are not just relegated to jute and cotton. Cheap yoga mats made of environmentally friendly materials, which are nontoxic are also available for sale now a days.

One of the advantages of buying cheap yoga mats is that you can buy several cheap mats with the same amount of money, which you’d spend on expensive mats. So even if you wear one out, you always have the satisfaction of having another new cheap yoga mat at hand.