klmama Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 What hand soap doesn't cause etching if it gets on the counter? Everything I'm finding seems to have some citric acid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Hope you find something 😊 too late for my marble top😔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Cetaphil does not have citric acid. It is very hard to find soap that does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 They make counters that can’t touch soap??? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 36 minutes ago, KungFuPanda said: They make counters that can’t touch soap??? Yeah. Go figure. 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Shaklee's Basic H or Amway's Multipurpose Cleaner (aka LOC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 32 minutes ago, Ellie said: Shaklee's Basic H or Amway's Multipurpose Cleaner (aka LOC) Aren't these household cleaners? They might be good for cleaning the counter. Do you use them as hand soap, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Whst about bar soap in a soap dish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 And also, seriously? Marble is that sensitive? Dumbest thing ever. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 6 hours ago, Carol in Cal. said: And also, seriously? Marble is that sensitive? Dumbest thing ever. Yes, it is! Luckily, I discovered this before I put it in another bathroom😳 My contractor, who remodeled my bathrooms, says he’s always surprised the number of people who will put it on kitchen counters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 8 hours ago, klmama said: Aren't these household cleaners? They might be good for cleaning the counter. Do you use them as hand soap, too? Absolutely. I haven't used anything except LOC since 1975. Used it to bathe the babies, too. 🙂 I used Basic H before then, and it's similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanin Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 7 hours ago, Carol in Cal. said: And also, seriously? Marble is that sensitive? Dumbest thing ever. I have marble countertops in my rental. It's terrible! Anything you put on them gets sucked in and stains... once I left a stick of butter (wrapped) on the countertop to soften for cookies, and when I picked it up, there was a perfect rectangle stain on the counter. 😫 Luckily I got that stain out. I'd much rather have something I can't ruin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) What do you use to get the stains out? Have you found any kind of sealer that helps prevent stains? Edited January 27, 2019 by klmama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimom Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Am I the only one that didn't know this??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 1 minute ago, ZiMom said: Am I the only one that didn't know this??? Nope. If I'd known, I wouldn't have bought the pretty counter that complemented our bathroom so well. And I wouldn't have trusted the box instructions that said it was sealed and should be resealed in a year. It did say to clean with a neutral cleaner, but it didn't say not to get hand soap on it. So stupid. They knew it was for a bathroom. Rats. I just looked up the ingredients for Ellie's Amway cleaner, and it has citric acid, too. Does anyone have an ingredient list for Shaklee's Basic H? I can't find it on the website. It claims to be okay for sealed marble, but I'd like to know ingredients, just to be sure. No acids!!! Any other safe product recommendations for caring for/cleaning this marble or for washing hands would be very much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 23 minutes ago, ZiMom said: Am I the only one that didn't know this??? Me neither. It's good info to know too. Hopefully, it will keep me from making a wrong counter choice in the future. I'm really surprised this isn't common knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 Okay, so Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser doesn't have citric acid, but it does have parabens. 😒 Still looking.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 1 hour ago, klmama said: Nope. If I'd known, I wouldn't have bought the pretty counter that complemented our bathroom so well. And I wouldn't have trusted the box instructions that said it was sealed and should be resealed in a year. It did say to clean with a neutral cleaner, but it didn't say not to get hand soap on it. So stupid. They knew it was for a bathroom. Rats. I just looked up the ingredients for Ellie's Amway cleaner, and it has citric acid, too. Does anyone have an ingredient list for Shaklee's Basic H? I can't find it on the website. It claims to be okay for sealed marble, but I'd like to know ingredients, just to be sure. No acids!!! Any other safe product recommendations for caring for/cleaning this marble or for washing hands would be very much appreciated! I use a baby wipe to wipe down the counter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 5 hours ago, klmama said: What do you use to get the stains out? Have you found any kind of sealer that helps prevent stains? Nothing that I know of😔 You can have it polished and supposedly that will take out the etching. I don’t have a car buffer but I’d be willing to try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 It's hard to imagine that the little bit of LOC (or Basic H, if it has citric acid) that might splash on a marble counter top when someone washes his hands would be strong enough to etch the marble. We wash babies with LOC, KWIM? Besides, is the sink itself marble? Or is it the counter that's marble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 It's the counter. And yes, just a little seems to be all it takes. 😣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 47 minutes ago, Ellie said: It's hard to imagine that the little bit of LOC (or Basic H, if it has citric acid) that might splash on a marble counter top when someone washes his hands would be strong enough to etch the marble. We wash babies with LOC, KWIM? Besides, is the sink itself marble? Or is it the counter that's marble? Well, actually human skin and hair work best in a slightly acidic materials group—that’s why the shampoo commercial says ‘Low pH’ as a feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Frog Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Zombie thread. Though I didn't realize I should be using special soap on my counters until I read the whole thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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