Best mats for sweaty hands

If your hands slide in downward dog, look at two numbers: wet grip, and how much grip a mat loses between dry and wet. Last checked 2026-10-16.

Wet grip of 7/10 or more and the smallest drop from dry: Manduka GRP Adapt 2.0 (8.5/10 wet, 9.5/10 dry), Iuga Eco Friendly Non Slip (7/10 wet, 8/10 dry), Manduka PRO (7/10 wet, 9/10 dry).

#	Mat	Wet grip (1-5)	GearLab wet / dry	Grip lost when wet	Material	List US$
1	Manduka GRP Adapt 2.0	4	8.5 / 9.5	−1	Polyurethane / natural rubber, open-cell	128
2	prAna Verde	4	8 / 10	−2	FSC-certified rubber / organic cotton	99
3	Manduka PRO	3.5	7 / 9	−2	PVC (OEKO-TEX Standard 100), closed-cell	144
4	Manduka eKO 5mm	3.5	7 / 10	−3	Natural tree rubber	100
5	JadeYoga Harmony	3.5	7 / 9.5	−2.5	Open-cell natural rubber	110
6	Liforme Original	3.5	7 / 9	−2	Eco-polyurethane top / natural rubber base	165
7	Iuga Eco Friendly Non Slip	3.5	7 / 8	−1	Polyurethane / rubber, open-cell	67
8	JadeYoga Voyager	3.5	7 / 9	−2	Natural rubber (travel)	47
9	Yoloha Unity Cork Pro	3	6 / 7.5	−1.5	Cork and rubber	159
10	Gaiam Premium Reversible	2.5	5 / 5	none	PET	40
11	Manduka eKO SuperLite	2.5	5 / 7.5	−2.5	Tree rubber (travel)	52
12	Lululemon The Mat 5mm	2	4.5 / 6.5	−2	Natural rubber / synthetic rubber / polyurethane	98
13	Alo Yoga Warrior Mat	2	4.5 / 7	−2.5	Polyurethane top / rubber base	128
14	Gaiam Premium 6mm	2	4 / 6	−2	Latex-free PVC	30
15	YogaAccessories Extra Thick Mat	2	4 / 5.5	−1.5	PVC	30
16	Yoga Design Lab Combo Mat	2	4 / 4	none	PET (mat-towel combo)	95
17	Gaiam Performance Dry-Grip	2	3.5 / 6.5	−3	PVC	70
18	Primasole Foldable	1.5	3 / 3	none	PVC	25

What other testers said (no score yet)

These mats have a written wet-grip or hot-yoga verdict from Wirecutter but no numeric test, so we don't give them a score.

Wet grip score is our 1-5 rubric: half of OutdoorGearLab's tested wet grip /10, rounded to the nearest 0.5. Every score links to its sources on the mat page.

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