After my puppy left a deposit on my yoga mat, I disinfected it with Clorox Cleanup. After wiping it clean, I may have rolled up the mat before it was completely dry. The next week , I brought my mat to yoga class and by the end of the class, my eyelids were very puffy and felt swollen. I was puzzled by the cause and thought the yoga teacher may have used a new carpet cleaner I had an allergic reaction to. The puffiness lasted a few hours and then went away. The mat remained rolled until the next class and by the end of the class, my eyes were very swollen and eventually the swelling covered most of my face and I need to go to the hospital for a cortisone shoot. I looked a lot like the Elephant Man. It was really quite disfiguring and frightening. Once recovered, I read the Chlorox Cleanup label carefully and the very fine print cautions about using the product on rubber or plastic surfaces. I am hypothisizing that the fact the mat remained rolled up added to the strength of the chemical reaction. When I called the company, they were singularly unhelpful and duefully collected my information without comment. Of course, I threw out the mat. To this day if I am in a public bathroom that uses Chlorox Cleanup or a similar product and I just touch my eyes , my eyes swell again. I share this tale to caution everyone to carefully choose your mat cleaning products. The New York Times article mentions a bleach solution. I never learned what chemicals in Chlorox Cleanup caused my reaction. which may be fine but

After my puppy left a deposit on my yoga mat, I disinfected it with Clorox Cleanup. After wiping it clean, I may have rolled up the mat before it was completely dry. The next week , I brought my mat to yoga class and by the end of the class, my eyelids were very puffy and felt swollen. I was puzzled by the cause and thought the yoga teacher may have used a new carpet cleaner I had an allergic reaction to. The puffiness lasted a few hours and then went away. The mat remained rolled until the next class and by the end of the class, my eyes were very swollen and eventually the swelling covered most of my face and I need to go to the hospital for a cortisone shoot. I looked a lot like the Elephant Man. It was really quite disfiguring and frightening. Once recovered, I read the Chlorox Cleanup label carefully and the very fine print cautions about using the product on rubber or plastic surfaces. I am hypothisizing that the fact the mat remained rolled up added to the strength of the chemical reaction. When I called the company, they were singularly unhelpful and duefully collected my information without comment. Of course, I threw out the mat. To this day if I am in a public bathroom that uses Chlorox Cleanup or a similar product and I just touch my eyes , my eyes swell again. I share this tale to caution everyone to carefully choose your mat cleaning products. The New York Times article mentions a bleach solution. I never learned what chemicals in Chlorox Cleanup caused my reaction. which may be fine but