• Reviews around smell (1.80 of 5)

    Amazon Basics 1/2-Inch Extra Thick Exercise Yoga Mat

    • I have cleaned it multiple times, left it outside for weeks on end, and still it has that nasty plastic smell
    • Besides, it has very strong plastic smell since I
    • It’s soft but the smell is really bad!
    • This product seems ok for price, but packs an uncomfortable pungent chemical smell
    • It does not have an awful smell or anything like other reviews said
    • Also , the rubbery smell is pretty strong .I’ll be buying a better one soon
    • No bad plastic or rubber smell.
    • Now all I can smell when I'm near it is a very strong smell of sulfur.
    • Love the length and everything about it except for the fact that the smell is horrendous
    • However, despite letting it air out for quite a while before its first use and also cleaning it pretty regularly with a damp cloth, it has a kind of weird smell
    • Like most mats, it does have an unpleasant smell when new (takes weeks/months to disappear).Since
    • I bought it half years ago, still has terrible chemical smell.
    • Really strong rubber smell
    • But the products has a awful offgassing plastic toxic smell which I am not a fan of
    • Also, as said by many others, the smell is strong and not very pleasant
    • Like most mats, it does have an unpleasant smell when new (takes weeks/months to disappear).Since
    • It feels like cheap memory foam or a playplace flooring and smells like it too
    • Like:-Thickness and comfiness of the mat, without being too thick-black color-long and large sizeDislike:-Gross smell (like rotten fish)-marks/
    • Three weeks after outdoor, fresh air, unrolled hanging and daily use, it is still unbearably foul-smelling
    • The functionality is fine, but this thing smells awful due to the material it's constructed from.
    • Cons: it has a strong rubber smell.
    • easilyEvery time I unroll the mat, the bad smell is still there and very strong
    • I just got this and haven't used it yet, but dear god the smell is atrocious!
    • On cool days, I barely notice the smell, but on hot days the smell can be overwhelming.
    • And the smell of the mat is horrible.. other than that it’s a good mat.
    • The matt itself is of good quality, but 4 stars because it has a strong chemical smell
    • It does have a fairly strong chemical smell but it doesnt bother me to much
    • The mat also has a weird fishy rubber smell that goes away after a few weeks
    • Also, I have seen reviews about bad smell, personally I didn't smell anything
    • This mat smells toxic, even after putting it outside to air out and washing it 3 times
    • If you are sensitive to toxic smells, this mat probably isn’t for you.
    • The mat had a weird plastic smell when I opened the
    • It did have a really bad smell when I first opened it, but it seems to be going away after having it out the box (I don't plan on pressing my nose into it every time I use it, so it won't matter too much)
    • No bad smell
    • its bit expensive and bit smells bad after some time
    • Great thickness, very comfortable and no weird smell
    • It has a strong chemical smell
    • The smell is awful
    • Star is take off for bad smell that has taken a while to dissipate
    • Product has a strong, unpleasant, plasticy smell
    • But as other reviewers mentioned, it has extremely strong chemical smell which doesn't fade off for months.. and the quality is not quite well
    • Only complaint would be the smell that it came with, that wasn’t pleasant
    • Update: after wiping down the mat to clean it before my initial use, it does have a slight weird smell to it
    • I read some reviews about the material rubbing off and a nasty smell upon opening that doesn't seem to go away.
    • The only complaint I have is the smell it gives off its not pungent just off-
    • Product has a strong, unpleasant, plasticy smell
    • but boy it has a funky smell that just isn't dissipating
    • The smell is so bad I would have reconsidered buying another mat if I had known.
    • The smell is really annoying but bearable because it disappears easily
    • However, this drawback make this product is useless only if you can stand that bad smell while doing exercise.