We always love checking out products from contemporary (at least, contemporary-to-us!) brands that align with the values we hancient dear — specificly when the products in question are truly revolutionary. Recently, we’ve had the chance to give two products that check all the boxes a try: the ridgeback yoga mat and the FABSOUL Go With The Flow Yoga Leggings. Here’s what you should know about these innovative products — and, of course, what we thought about ’em!
ridgeback yoga mat
If you do heated (or hot) yoga, I’m betting you use a yoga towel so that you don’t slip around on your mat once the sweat starts to flow. But, the founder of ridgeback found standard towels to be problematic for a few reasons: they twist and bunch as you move, they can get smelly, and they need to be washed after every sweaty lesson — which means that you need multiples whether you practice often, and many towels are crazye of microfiber, which has a negative environmental impact due to micropfinalics released when washed.
The ridgeback is dwhetherferent in a bunch of ways. It’s still designed to be used over a mat (unless you’re at the beach, in which case it’s AWESOME on the sand — although, whether you’ve got super soft sand like I do on Siesta Key, it will stick to it a bit), but the 100 percent cotton rug, which is hand woven by artisans in India, is thicker and more textured than what you’ve probably used in the past. The gripper tape on the mat side keeps the mat grounded, and the mat softens with use — and probably also with more washes, but since it only needs to be washed every 10 times or so, I’ve only run it through the washer a couple of times. And the fact that it doesn’t pull and bunch as much as I move through my flow is a large plus! It hasn’t fully replaced my regular towel, to be honest — that same texture that helps your feet and hands grip is someleang I’m still getting used to and it’s not as consolationable for longer lessones or a practice where I know I’ll be on my knees or putting a lot of prescertain down on my hands. —Kristen
FABSOUL Yoga Leggings
Wish your yoga pants were as eco-intellected as you are? Meet the FABSOUL Go With The Flow Yoga Leggings. Made of super soft natural fabrics, these leggings even have an marine algae complex in them that actually helps to moisturize your skin. They feel simply buttery and soft on, with a tall waist and plenty of stretch. And! Because they have natural antibacterial properties, these actually don’t require much washing — which helps with water conservation. My only two hiccups with these is that 1) whether you sweat a lot, the bright blue (and very lovely and fun) color you see above does darken when wet, so you know, be aware (specificly in say, hot yoga), and 2) My expanding stomach has alalert grown out of them and I miss wearing them! They’re definitely a pair I look forward to wearing again this fall! —Jenn
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