Ravings of a Textual Deviant

Under most circumstances, I’m not the helpful housekeeping hint type. However, Dorothea is not the only person who’s ever had to wash a yoga/Pilates mat, and I thought I’d share. Most “sticky” mats can go through the washing machine in cold water, on the gentle cycle. (A hand-wash cycle is even better if your machine has one.) Skip the fabric softener, and use either a delicate-fabrics type detergent or (my preference) baking soda. If your dryer has a no-heat (”fluff”) setting, then you can use that, although it may take two cycles to dry completely. Alternately, hang it over the shower curtain rod in a warm bathroom, or outdoors. Because the stickiness of the mat comes from the texture of the plastic itself, sticky mats are stickier when clean. (Isn’t materials science cool?)

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