This blog post is a comparison of BioMats and “wanna be” BioMats (or fake bio-mats).

The first BioMat fake came on the market in approximately 2015 and it was called Ereada. Since then, other brands include Healthy Line, Charmed, UTK and MediCrystal. Many of these off-shoots are sold on Amazon. (BioMat distributors are not allowed to sell on Amazon.)

These fake BioMat companies “pop up” with very limited research and/or production experience. Many of these knock-offs also use synthetic materials which are not healthy. An example of this is heating up the knock-off mat and it “off gassing” a putrid manufacturing smell, which is likely volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and are a health risk. Further, knock-offs have elevated electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs) versus the BioMat has three layers of protection against EMFs (and that doesn’t include the EMF protection in the controllers).

Another major point of difference between the Richway BioMat and knock-offs is negative ion output. Far inferior in the knock-offs is the negative ion output; flimsy construction and an unprofessional appearance are also typical of the fakes.

The BioMat is FDA approved which lends credibility to the product line. It also means the BioMat is highly regulated because of this FDA status. Distributors of bio-mats have to be careful what we say and how we represent the BioMat. In other words, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) controls the words we can use. An example:  PEMF mats claim cellular detoxification and the BioMat vis-à-vis amethyst and negative ions does this, but we are not allowed to say so. We hold our integrity with the FDA by continuing to be careful of the wording, claims and representation of the products.

Besides the BioMat’s FDA approval, there are a number of other governing bodies of licensure and certification. We will discuss those in next week’s blog post … a continuing discussion of comparison of BioMats and “wanna be” BioMats.