I love this mat so far, I use it primarily on a massage table for my energy healing sessions with clients. I use the soft pad it comes with to keep my clients more comfortable when they lay on it, but it’s not too stiff or uncomfortable on its own. It had a pretty strong new chemical smell when I first opened the box, but that slowly went away with use. I noticed I actually had to adjust to the mat at first, I got suppperrrr tired and zonked out the first few times I used it, even on a very low heat setting. My sister and husband also got really tired the first few times they used it too, on low heat. Maybe that was a detox reaction. But the next week I could lay on it for a long time and didn’t feel too tired, just really relaxed. My clients love the heat and I’m so happy it’s not producing EMF’s like massage table heaters do! Altogether it’s an amazing addition to my sessions and I’m very happy with it.