How To Clean Natural Stone
Stone is a natural product of the Earth, the original green building material. Natural Stone contains no harmful chemicals or toxins, so you can feel confident that your interior environment will be healthier, an important component of sustainable design. It’s also an excellent choice for high-traffic areas such as kitchens and bathrooms. Although it’s more porous than porcelain, the glazing creates a surface that’s impervious to kitchen spills and splashes. Stone floor tiles are made from natural stone including slate, granite, limestone, travertine, and marble- each of which has slightly different properties.
To clean Natural Stone, simply follow the steps below to maintain and enjoy your floors for a lifetime.
- Sweep off surface debris. Dry dust frequently to prevent surface scratches. If you are cleaning a natural stone floor, you’ll want to use a plush microfiber pad like this one.
- Simply squirt or spray Quick Shine® Multi-Surface Floor Cleaner onto your floor
- Spread with a freshly rinsed microfiber mop
- Rinse the pad frequently to release soil
Quick Shine® Multi-Surface Floor Cleaner dries quickly so there is no need to manually dry your floors. It’s the best cleaner for stone floors. It’s as easy as Spray. Mop. Done. Our Cleaner works great in spray mops too! No Bucket. No Mess. Simply Clean Floors. The big bonus here is that you are also cleaning with a Safer Choice product so you can rest easy knowing the cleaner you use will not leave toxic residue behind that can harm your children or pets.
I have granite counter tops some of them lets liquids/lotions penetrate and cause stains. Do you have a product that will help remove the stains? Thanks.
Hi Lois,
Unfortunately if the surface was not sealed we do not have a safe remover to recommend.
Lois,
You may try using a steamer to draw out the stain (for example a clothes steamer) although this method is not guaranteed to work either. Hope this helps!
Which Holloway product is used to shine marble floors?
Hi Ana,
We recommend using Quick Shine Multi-Surface Floor Finish (green label) to shine your marble floors.
Newly polished and sealed concrete residential floors, radiant heat, which product(s) to clean and add gloss/protection?
Also, ingredients truly non toxic for babies and pets?
Yes, our Quick Shine products have gone through extensive third party testing to be deemed non-toxic and safer for kids, pets and our environment. For your sealed concrete floors we recommend Quick Shine Multi-Surface Floor Cleaner and Quick Shine Multi-Surface Floor Finish for a long-lasting beautiful shine! The Finish will add the gloss protection you are looking for and the Cleaner will maintain that shine as it is compatible and will not dull the Finish. We do recommend turning off your radiant heat floors during application (preferably leaving it off for a few days as it fully cures) when applying our Finish. Shine On!!
Thanks, Steven…want to begin by cleaning off the construction dirt, I assume your cleaner alone will suffice and not damage the (unknown)sealer/finish applied by the contractor?
Our Cleaner is pH neutral but effective at moving any surface dirt from construction. It is important to test an area first to assure satisfactory results. Also, we recommend rinsing the mop pad frequently to avoid any streaking of dust from the construction.