Amazon Basics 1 Inch vs B Mat Everyday: Which One Should You Buy?

Amazon’s thickest Basics mat is 25.4 mm of NBR foam, 74″ × 24″, for $38.40. The B Mat Everyday is 4 mm of tacky rubber made in Spain, 71″ × 26″, for $118. The foam is six times as thick yet only half a pound heavier, at 4.6 pounds to 4.1.

They are bought for opposite reasons. People buy the Amazon Basics for the padding under their knees, and GearLab ranked the B Mat among the grippiest mats in its testing, dry or wet. The $79.60 between them buys grip and a stable platform while giving up nearly all of the cushion, and how much of your session happens on your feet decides it.

For floor work the inch wins outright. Amazon’s review summary, pooled across the 1 inch and half inch versions, counts about 1,510 positive thickness mentions against 188 negative, and one owner credits it with ending the pain of working out on hard tile.

Four millimeters undersells the B Mat’s padding a little. GearLab found its dense rubber spongier than many sticky mats while staying firm for joints, and scored comfort and support at 8 in its 2023 review. It is still a sixth of the foam’s depth, so on tile a long kneeling hold will reach the floor. A knee pad or folded towel helps.

Foam this deep gives unevenly under a single foot, so dancer or warrior three ends up being as much about steadying the mat as holding the pose.

The B Mat holds still. GearLab says it won’t budge or crinkle during transitions and names it one of its favorite mats for arm balances and handstands. The tack can get in the way, though: testers who dragged a foot forward between poses sometimes felt stuck, and GearLab reckons light sweaters doing flowing styles such as Ashtanga or vinyasa may find it too sticky. If you step between poses, you won’t notice.

GearLab made the B Mat its top choice for sweaty hands, found traction held even with a hand sitting in pooled sweat, and says feet stayed put pressing up into wheel at the end of a steamy class. Sweat stays on the surface, so you towel it off between rounds.

Amazon’s bullet points call the foam’s surface non-slip. Owners split on grip, 263 positive mentions to 296 negative in the pooled summary. We wouldn’t take it into a heated room.

The B Mat is 26″ wide, two inches more than the foam, which helps in wide stances. At 74″ the foam is three inches longer, useful if you are tall and spend time lying flat. An 85″ Everyday exists for taller people.

GearLab puts the B Mat’s rolled diameter at 3.5 to 4 inches. The foam is half a pound heavier and rolls into a thick log, which is why it ships with a carrying strap. Reviewers are harder on that strap than on anything else about the mat, and a few say theirs never came.

GearLab says the B Mat collects dirt and pet hair like a magnet and stains with moisture, so a darker color hides more. Its cleaning routine is a dry wipe followed by a damp cloth, with no abrasive sponges or brushes, and b, halfmoon adds neutral soap, air drying and rolling it logo side out.

The foam asks for very little: unroll it somewhere ventilated for at least 48 hours before first use, then wipe it down. The B Mat needs a similar pause. GearLab found a strong rubber tire smell out of the box, gone within two days of airing.

b, halfmoon’s FAQ describes the B Mat as rubber made from natural and synthetic components. It is PVC-free and carries OEKO-TEX Standard 100, and it grips on both sides. GearLab says plainly that it isn’t for anyone with a latex allergy.

The Amazon Basics is NBR foam, although the first line of its listing calls it memory foam; later bullets say NBR. It carries no certification, but the listing names eight phthalates it avoids, along with heavy metals and latex.

Amazon Basics warranties the foam for one year. Its durability mentions divide almost exactly in half across both thicknesses, tears come up, and NBR stays squashed wherever your knees and hands press hardest.

b, halfmoon also gives a year, but its warranty leaves out normal wear, stains, dirt and sun damage, and it specifically lists marks at the hand and foot spots as normal wear. Those are the same places GearLab’s market research found owners reporting peeling, along with grip fading over time. b, halfmoon designs its mats for two-plus years of practice, and GearLab considers it a good fit for people who step between poses or practice a few times a week.

The B Mat isn’t on Amazon. Order it from b, halfmoon directly, in seven colorways at last count; it rates 4.8 from 173 reviews there. b, halfmoon only takes a mat back within 30 days if it is unused and still in its original packaging, so there is no trial period. It was sold as the B Yoga B Mat before the rename, which is why GearLab’s review still carries the old name and a discontinued label. Amazon sells the Amazon Basics 1 Inch in Aqua, Black and Rose, priced separately.

Each has a sibling nearer the middle. Half an inch of the same foam is easier to stand on, and our half inch against the B Mat Everyday page covers it. The 6 mm B Mat Strong puts more cushion under the same rubber for $144, and we set it against this foam in Amazon Basics 1 Inch vs B Mat Strong.

Pick the B Mat Everyday for a full, sweaty yoga practice if your joints are fine on 4 mm. GearLab rated its grip among the best it has seen, and it is wider, lighter and much steadier than the foam. Expect a rubber smell at first, frequent wipe-downs and a surface that rewards stepping over sliding.

Pick the Amazon Basics 1 Inch if you spend your mat time kneeling, lying down or doing rehab on a hard floor, or if someone at home reacts to latex. It is six times as thick, about a third of the price, and suits that work far better than any 4 mm mat.