Ereada is a mat company that focuses primarily on mats and mat accessories such as amethyst pillows, magnetic mats, controllers and mat covers. Their main products are the Brown Classic Ereada Amethyst Far Infrared Heating Mats, The Ereada Fir Amethyst Mat Compact Pro Mats and the Eereada Gemstone FIR Bio Magnetic Mats.
In this example we will mostly be reviewing the The Purple Ereada Amethyst Fir Bio Magnetic Photon PEMF Mat as it was rated #3 in the Best Far Infrared Mats and #4 in the Best PEMF mat articles. It is also the only other mat that features all 5 Healing properties (PEMF, Far Infrared, Photon Light, Crystal and Negative Ion Therapy).
Total Rating
- PEMF Therapy
- Far infrared Heat Therapy
- Crystal Therapy
- Negative Ion Therapy
- Red Light Therapy
- Pro Mat Starts at $1139
- 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
- 1 Year Warrany
Who is the Ereada Amethyst Compact Pro Mat for?
While these mats are ideal for people who suffer from inflammation and pain they can also be used in a variety of different ways such as..
- Creates a calm setting within your household
- Balances your chakras
- Provides you a setting to which you can meditate and clear your head
- Can boost creativity
- Compliments exercises, workouts, massages, yoga and reiki
- Boosts Creativity
You may notice that unlike many of the other mat manufacturers that mostly focus on symptoms and pain points and healing ereada talks about how it can be beneficial for the everyday person who exercises, meditates and does a wide variety of different exercises and does not focus on the ailing person.
Where It Rates
Ereada Compact Pro Mat comes out in 4th place in the top 6 pemf and 3rd place in the best far infrared mats and scored a 7.8/10 total rating.
Infrared Mat
Healing Properties
Crystals
Warranty
Price
Rating
Size: 74″ L X 28″ W
- PEMF Therapy
- Far Infrared Heat
- Crystal Therapy
- Negative Ion Therapy
- Red Light Therapy
- Mat Weight: 27 Lbs
- Amethyst: 16 Lbs
- Jade: 34 Pieces
- Tourmaline: 48 Pieces
- 90 Day Money back
- 15 Month Warranty
- 5 Year Warranty on Controller
- $1,499 (Pro Mat)
- On Sale $1,199
Size: 74″ L X 28″ W
- Far Infrared Heat
- Crystal Therapy
- Negative Ion Therapy
- Mat Weight: 24 Lbs
- Amethyst: 14 Lbs
- Jade: 2 Lbs
- Tourmaline: 2 Lbs
- 90 Day Money back
- 15 Month Warranty
- 5 Year Warranty on Controller
- $949 (Pro Mat)
- On Sale $759
Size: 73″L x 29″W
- PEMF Therapy
- Far Infrared Heat
- Crystal Therapy
- Negative Ion Therapy
- Red Light Therapy
- Mat Weight: 36 Lbs
- Amethyst: 27 Lbs
- 30 Day money Back Guarantee
- 1 Year Warranty
- $1,139 (Pro Mat)
Size: 73” L X 29” W
- PEMF Therapy
- Far Infrared Heat
- Crystal Therapy
- Negative Ion Therapy
- Mat Weight: 43 Lbs
- Amethyst
- Tourmaline
- 30 Day Money Back
- 1 Year Limited Warranty
- $1295 (Full Mat)
Size: 74” L X 27.5 W
- Far Infrared Heat
- Crystal Therapy
- Negative Ion Therapy
- Mat Weight: 28 Lbs
- Amethyst
- TOCA Layer
- 7 Day Full Return Policy
- 3 Year Warranty
- $1,950 (Pro Mat)
Healing Properties: In terms of healing properties Ereada Compact Pro Mat scored a full 5 points. It has all the Healing Therapies (PEMF, Photon Light, Far Infrared Heat, Negative ion and Crystal Therapy). Even though it does not have the variety of choice when it came to choosing crystals like Healthy Wave Mats did but it did make up for the fact by having an average of 4 pounds more amethyst put in than the other mat companies.
Crystals: The Ereada mat has 27 lbs of Amethyst crystal in the mats which is the most of any of the mats on the list. Amethyst is a great negatove ion conductor. Some points were taken off because of the variety of crystals available. Mats like Healthy Wave offer Jade and Tourmaline which are also solid negative ion conductors. Tourmaline conducts negative ions even when there is no hear applied.
Warranty: Ereada also has a pretty standard 30 day return policy coupled with a 1 year warranty on manufacturing. Unfortunately you have to pay for return shipping and refunds can take up to four weeks to process. There are also restocking fees which are explained here. This warranty period is decent but there are other mat manufacturers like HEALTH WAVE That have more favorable terms.
Starting Price: Ereada’s price is actually pretty good. The Ereada Compact Pro Mat is $1139 which is actually cheaper than the closest comparable model of Healthy Wave Mat at $1,349. This is because Ereada puts more 4 pounds more Amethyst in the Ereada Compact Pro Mat to make up for the lack of Jade and Tourmaline featured in the Healthy Wave Mats.
How Does Ereada Compare to the Healthy Wave 5 Therapy Mat?
Ereada Pro Compact
- Size: 73 X 29
- Weight: 36 Lbs
- PEMF Therapy:
- 9 Frequency settings (8- 64 Hertz)
- 100 – 400 Gauss
- 4 PEMF Coils
- Far Infrared Therapy
- 30 – 70 C
- (6-8 Inches deep)
- Crystal Therapy
- Amethyst (27 Lbs)
- Negative Ion Therapy: (Does not mention)
- Red Light Therapy: (16 lights 660nm skin penetration)
- Price: 1139 USD
- Warranty: 1 Year on Mat,
- Returns: 30 Days
Healthy Wave 5 Therapy Mat Pro
- Size: 74 X 28
- Weight: 27 Lbs
- PEMF Therapy:
- 30 Frequencies (1-30 Hz)
- Square Wave
- 1 Pulse Duration
- Up to 3 Gauss
- 4 Coils
- Far Infrared Therapy
- 30 – 70 C
- (5-14 um skin penetration)
- Crystal Therapy
- Amethyst (16 Lbs)
- Jade (34 Pieces)
- Tourmaline (68 Pieces)
- Negative Ion Therapy: (3000 per minute)
- Red Light Therapy: (60 lights 660nm skin penetration)
- Price: 1499 USD
- Warranty: 15 Months on Mat, 5 Years on Controller
- Returns: 90 Days
When comparing the Pro mats the Ereada has a cheaper price point and more Amethyst compared to the Healthy Wave 5 Therapy mat. It is also around 9 lbs heavier, so the Ereada Pro Compact Purple Mat is for more stationary environments. Which you choose depends on if you want more Ameythst or a variety of stones available.
Healthy Wave offers 2 other stones that are in the form of “buttons” scattered throughout the mat, Tourmaline and Jade. These stones, much like Amethyst are also negative ion conductors and can also conduct negative ions when cooled.
In terms of PEMF the Ereada purple mat has less Frequency settings but features higher frequency ranges. If you are interested in more Earth base frequencies like that of Shumans Resonance the Healthy Wave 5 therapy mat offers more variety while the Ereada mat starts off at the Shumans Resonance range and goes higher in Frequency.
The 5 Therapy mat also offers more Red lights and a more favorable warranty and returns period at 15 months and 5 years for the controller vs 1 year limited for the entire unit. Ereada has a fair return policy at 30 days but it too falls behind Healthy Wave’s 90 day return policy.
How Does Ereada Compare to the Higher Dose Mat?
Ereada Pro Compact
- Size: 73 X 29
- Weight: 36 Lbs
- PEMF Therapy:
- 9 Frequency settings (8- 64 Hertz)
- 100 – 400 Gauss
- 4 PEMF Coils
- Far Infrared Therapy
- 30 – 70 C
- (6-8 Inches deep)
- Crystal Therapy
- Amethyst (27 Lbs)
- Negative Ion Therapy: (Does not mention)
- Red Light Therapy: (16 lights 660nm skin penetration)
- Price: 1139 USD
- Warranty: 1 Year on Mat,
- Returns: 30 Days
Higher Dose Infrared PEMF Mat
- Size: 73 X 29
- Weight: 43 Lbs
- PEMF Therapy
- 4 Frequencies 3 – 23 Hz
- Far Infrared Therapy
- (30 – 70 C)
- Crystal Therapy
- Amethyst (20 Lbs)
- Tourmaline
- Negative Ion Therapy
- Red Light Therapy
- Price: 1295 USD
- Warranty: 1 Year Limited
- Returns 30 Days
As you can see there are a lot of similarities between these two mats. Even the controllers are very similar in design. Its possible that they both get their mats made in the same factory (both are manufactured in South Korea) but we can’t say for sure.
If you look a little bit closer you will see some differences. The first most obvious thing is the fact that the Ereada Compact has 16 Red Light therapy lights compared to the Higher Dose which makes the Ereada a proper 5 therapy mat.
Ereada also has more PEMF settings and more information on their PEMF compared to Higher Dose as well. Ereada offers 9 Frequency settings that cover a higher Frequency range. Higher Dose covers Frequency ranges that come from Delta (3 Hz) Beta, Theta (7.8) , Alpha (10 Hz) , Beta brain wave frequencies (23 Hz).
There is not right or wrong when it comes to PEMF Frequencies but rather what ranges fit you and your body. We talk more about this in our Best PEMF Mats guide.
The Higher Dose mat is also heavier at 43 lbs compared to 36 lb Ereada mat. This is rather interesting as Ereada has a higher Amethyst weight. Then again Higher Dose does use Tourmaline crystals as well but thats not specified.
How Does Ereada Compare to the Biomat?
Ereada Pro Compact
- Size: 73 X 29
- Weight: 36 Lbs
- PEMF Therapy:
- 9 Frequency settings (8- 64 Hertz)
- 100 – 400 Gauss
- 4 PEMF Coils
- Far Infrared Therapy
- 30 – 70 C
- (6-8 Inches deep)
- Crystal Therapy
- Amethyst (27 Lbs)
- Negative Ion Therapy: (Does not mention)
- Red Light Therapy: (16 lights 660nm skin penetration)
- Price: 1139 USD
- Warranty: 1 Year on Mat,
- Returns: 30 Days
Biomat Professional
- Size: 74 X 27.5
- Weight: 28 Lbs
- Far Infrared Therapy
- (30 – 70 C)
- Crystal Therapy
- Amethyst (17.5 Lbs)
- TOCA Layer
- Negative Ion Therapy
- Red Light Therapy
- Price: 1695 USD
- Warranty: 3 Year Limited
- Returns 7 Days (Tiered)
Biomat lost the most amount of points due to it only having 3 therapies as well as having a higher price point and a rather unfavorable return period. Thats not to say the Biomat makes an bad product. They actually do have a good product that does what it says it does and produces high negative ion counts.
The main issue that affects the price and the return policy is the fact that Biomat is a Multi Level marketing company which affects the price and return period. Ereada uses an Ecommerce business style which keeps costs down because their store is direct to consumer and don’t involve any recruitment incentives that a multi level marketing company would provide.
You can only get a full return on the Biomat for 7 days otherwise it is tiered as follows:
- 0-7 days from date of delivery 100% refund*
- 8-14 days from date of delivery 70% refund*
- 15-30 days from date of delivery 50% refund*
- 31+ days from date of delivery no refund*
How it Works
The Ereada Compact Pro Mat uses all five healing properties to help the user improve their day to day life and mood. The mat is made of 17 layers and contains more than 27 pounds of amethyst for each mat.
Below we go over the different therapies that Ereada has to offer. For more knowledge of their mats, you can see their knowledge base here. I do like the fact that Ereada provides a good amount of information on their mats. Especially compared to some of the lower rated mats on our lists.
The 5 Different Therapies Ereada uses are:
Crystal Therapy
In this case Ereada uses 27 pounds of Amethyst crystals which is more amethyst than any of the other mat manufacturers. This is impressive considering many other mat manufacturers have 16 pounds or less. Unfortunately though, it only features Amethyst Crystals which are able to give you 1 type of crystal healing benefit. In comparison Healthy Wave actually has three plus crystals available. It also has more varieties of mats available with the crystal combinations while the Ereada Compact Pro Mat has primarily Amethyst crystals in it.
Ereada does feature another a mat called the Gemstone FIR Bio Magnetic Mat but it does not give you the choice of picking and choosing what gemstones you would like in what kind of mat.
Far Infrared Heat
The Ereada mat uses it’s 27 lbs of amethyst crystal to deliver Far Infrared heat anywhere from 30 – 70 C.
The Ereada Compact Pro runs it’s Far Infrared Heat at 7 different intensity levels within 68 F and 158 F at a 93% efficiency with a wave length of 4 to 16 microns which is designed to penetrate Far Infrared heat 6-8 inches into your body. It also has heat sensors running the full length of the mat to control the heat.
Far Infrared heat helps boost the function of your cells mitochondria which provides movement with your cellular functions. The benefit of Far infrared heat is the fact that you don’t need to have it at high temperatures to effectively deliver soothing heat into your tissue layers.
How Far Infrared Heat works in the Ereada mat is that it is refracted from carbon bamboo Charcoal, Yellow Clay (Ochre) layers within the mat which is reflected outwards through the 27 lbs of amethyst crystals which helps far infrared heat penetrate into deeper tissue compared to just using a carbon layer like many cheap heating pads do.
Negative Ion Therapy
A bi- product of the Far Infrared Heat and the Crystal therapy provided by the amethyst crystal, the mat has a special negative ions button which generates a plethora of negative ions through the mats layers and an electrical discharge. Unfortunately I could not find how many negative ions per square inch this mat uses.
The Ereada Compact does miss out on other negative ion conductive gem stones like Jade and Tourmaline which can conduct negative ions even when cool.
Negative ions are important because the counter balance positive ions. Your body needs both, however, when you have too many positive ions they can cause clumping which can cause an excess of them known as Fre Radicals. Free Radicals can occur in environments that have an access of positive ions such as industrial areas or even in smaller doses, house hold electronics, computers, wifi, phones etc.
More natural environments feature an abundance of negative ions which helps break these free radicals up. This is one of the reasons why you feel more energized when you are out in nature.
Negative ions are also a bi- product of the Far Infrared Heat and the Crystal therapy provided by the amethyst crystal, the mat has a special negative ions button which generates a plethora of negative ions through the mats layers and an electrical discharge. Unfortunately I could not find how many negative ions per square inch this mat uses.
Ereada does miss out on other negative ion conductive gem stones like Jade and Tourmaline which can conduct negative ions even when cool.
PEMF Therapy
PEMF also known as Pulsed Electro Magnetic Field Therapy is a therapy that uses microvolts that pulse through your cells and tissues within a certain pattern which is known as a pulse duration. In the below case, Hertz rates the pulses per second of the mat so for example 32 Hz would be 32 pulses per second.
The Ereada Compact features 9 Frequency settings with the mat between 8-60 Hz.
Below are the Frequency Ranges (Pulsations per second) of the Ereada Compact Purple Mat
- Level 1 (8Hz), Schumann resonance.
- Level 2 (16 Hz)
- Level 3 (24 Hz)
- Level 4 (32 Hz)
- Level 5 (40 Hz)
- Level 6 (48 Hz)
- Level 7 (56 Hz)
- Level 8 (64 Hz)
- Level 9 is the random program auto-changing frequencies between 8 and 64 Hz every 1-2 seconds.
Like many PEMF Mats Ereada cycles its PEMF to be 20 minutes on and 100 minutes off. Ereada’s Gauss Intensity is 100-400 making it a higher Intensity PEMF mat compared to others like the Healthy Wave 5 Therapy mat.
The Professional Mat offers 4 coils while the Single Mat (bigger) has 5, the mid sized mat has 3 and the Mini Mat offers 2 coils.
Photon Light Therapy
Ereada uses 16 Red Lights that penetrate 660 nm or 8-10 mm. Redlight Therapy has been tested in clinical trials and has been tested for acne(1), Reduce wrinkles and aging (2) as well as many other benefits.
Redlight Therapy is great because it mixes very well with PEMF and Far Infrared heat which all increase blood flow, help you cells function correctly which helps carry beneficial photons to you without having to risk long bouts of UV exposure in the sun. Having said that we still believe its beneficial to go outside!
Sizes
Ereada has a variety of different mats they offer but the most prevalent are the EREADA® FIR AMETHYST MAT COMPACT PRO,EREADA™
EREADA® FIR AMETHYST MAT COMPACT PRO
The mat we are currently reviewing that has all five healing properties.
- 20″ x 32″ Ereada™ Amethyst Mat Mini
- 24″x59″ Ereada™ Amethyst Mat Compact Pro ( Midsize )
- 29″ x 73″ Ereada™ Amethyst Mat Professional ( Pro )
- 39″ x 75″ Ereada™ Amethyst Mat Single
- 59″ x 75″ Ereada™ Amethyst Mat Queen
- 20″ x 12″ x 4″ Ereada™ Amethyst Pillow
- 18″ x 7″ x 3.5″ Ereada™ Mini Amethyst Pillow
These mats, much like the purple mats offer PEMF but unlike the purple compact mats they do not offer Red Light Therapy. Below are the sizes.
- 20″ x 32″ (50×80 cm) Ereada® Amethyst Mat Mini
- 24″x59″ (60×150 cm) Ereada® Amethyst Mat Compact Pro (Midsize)
- 29″ x 73″ (72×186 cm) Ereada® Amethyst Mat Professional (Pro)
- 39″ x 75″ (100×190 cm) Ereada® Amethyst Mat Single (Pro XL)
EREADA™ GEMSTONE BIO MAGNETIC MATS
The smaller models of these mats have a blend of different crystals that could include Amethyst, Garnet, Agate, Jade, Natural Quartz, Chalcedony, Tourmaline as well as yellow mud, white clay and bio-ceramic spheres. It also has a PEMF feature giving it a total for four different crystal therapies.
- 20″ x 32″ Ereada™ Gemstone Mat Mini
24″x59″ Ereada™ Gemstone Mat Compact Pro ( Midsize )
29″ x 73″ Ereada™ Gemstone Mat Professional ( Pro )
39″ x 75″ Ereada™ Gemstone Mat Single
59″ x 75″ Ereada™ Gemstone Mat Queen
RICH BROWN CLASSIC EREADA™ FAR INFRARED HEATING AMETHYST MATS
This mat relies on Amethyst as a major tool in its healing power. As such it relies on three therapies (Negative Ion, Crystal and Far Infrared Heat) .
- 20″ x 32″ Ereada™ Amethyst Mini Mat
- 24″x59″ Ereada™ Amethyst Mat Compact Pro ( Midsize )
- 29″ x 73″ Ereada™ Amethyst Mat Professional ( Pro )
- 39″ x 75″ Ereada™ Amethyst Mat Single
- 59″ x 75″ Ereada™ Amethyst Mat Queen
- 20″ x 12″ x 4″ Ereada™ Amethyst Pillow
- 18″ x 7″ x 3.5″ Ereada™ Mini Amethyst Pillow
The Controller
he Controller of the Ereada Compact Pro is relatively simple looking but is easy to use. You simply choose what therapy you need and can choose what heat temperature you would like to run your Far Infrared heat Therapy at. It’s heat ranges between 86 F and 158 F (30°C-70°C) and can run PEMF Therapy for 20 minute cycles every two hours.
The Photon Light function activates the lights in one hour cycles every 4 hours and has an auto shut off feature after 2 cycles of use.
Below is a diagram of the functions of the controller. You can read more about it on the Support section of Ereada’s website.
You can run all 5 therapies together at once if you so choose by selecting all the therapies and adjusting their settings. For those who want to use this mat for sleep Ereada recommends that you do not have the Red Light (photon) function on as it activates 1 hour every 4 hours when the Photon button is left on.
Certifications
Ereada has certifications for crystal gemstones that it uses that are tested by the Korean Gemological Institutes and Cha Gem Labratory.
Unfortunately Ereada has not gotten any certification from the FDA . After seeing this I could see why they were conservative with claims on benefits you can experience after using the mats. This to me is a bit concerning. Especially if they could of at least filled out a 510 (K) which is what both Healthy Wave and even Biomat have.
Warranty and Guarantees
Ereada covers all of it’s mats with a 1 year warranty that includes free shipping and return shipping if there in fact is a factory defect.Ereada also features a 30 day money back guarantee which is the standard with many healing mats.
The warranty that Ereada offers is limited and does not include protection from improper use, wear and tear which is fair. The controllers seem to be the items that need to be replaced the most. So much so Ereada has said in their warranty page to make sure you buy a surge protector so that your controller does not fry in case of a power outage. For any questions you may have you can contact Ereada directy.
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