Dish soap is an inexpensive cleaner and most have neutral PH (check the label). We love to use OdoBan No Rinse Neutral PH floor cleaner. There are also products made exclusively for Stone.
If you are cleaning a natural stone floor such as sandstone, slate, limestone, travertine etc the most effective way to clean it is to use an alkaline solution such as Floorseal Stone Floor Cleaner. Floorseal Stone Floor Cleaner is effective when cleaning ingrained grime and dirt.
Best stone tile cleaner: Bona Stone Tile & Laminate Spray
It has a rinse-free and streak-free formula that removes dust, dirt, and grime. This safe and effective tile cleaner can be used around children and pets.
Stone floor tiles
If you have natural stone tiles anywhere in your house, avoid cleaning them with vinegar, lemon, or ammonia. The acidity in the products etches and dulls the stone, says Elena Ledoux, owner of Superb Maids in Las Vegas, Nevada. To repair, it will require a very expensive re-polishing process.
Baking soda is known as a stain remover. It can help to remove liquid stains such as tea, wine or coffee. It also helps to remove the unpleasant smells. It is quite affective on solid surfaces in general but it is not advised to use baking soda directly on natural stone surfaces.
Can you clean stone floors with vinegar? Although cleaning with vinegar can work on other floor types, it's acidic and will eat away at the surface of your stone flooring. It should be avoided at all costs along with any other acidic solutions containing white vinegar, lemon or ammonia.
It's essential to only use cleaners which are appropriate for natural stone surfaces. This means avoiding using vinegar. Stones like limestone, marble, or travertine will react to vinegar because it's an acidic cleaner with harsh effects. It can even lead to burning or etching to occur on the surface of the stone.
Porous surfaces should be sealed first with Stone Floor Sealer. Dilute three parts Stone Floor Shine to two parts warm water. Apply a thin coat of Stone Floor Shine evenly over the whole surface using a mop or a sponge. Leave to dry for 30–60 minutes and the shine will appear.
Apply a paste of baking soda and water over the stain and leave it for 24 hours. Gently scrub the area and rinse it with plain water. Stains on Sandstone pavers, Travertine floor tiles, and Marble floors can easily be cleaned with a baking soda solution.
Vacuum or sweep the floor to remove any dirt particles. Fill a bucket with a gallon of warm water and use just the water or mix in a small amount of Neutral All-Purpose-Cleaner, Dish Soap or the manufacturers recommended cleaning solution. Change the solution when it gets cloudy or dirty.
Many home cleaning products, particularly bleach and vinegar, are too harsh or acidic to be on natural stone. These cleaners strip down the stone and leave it in a weak, damaged state. Unfortunately, whenever natural stone is damaged it cannot always be repaired back to its original condition.
Acidic commercial cleaners and those containing harsh chemicals, like bleach, can damage and dull natural stone surfaces.
Rinsing is not necessary! If you're simply using a vinegar and water solution to wipe and disinfect, you won't need to rinse. However, if there's also plenty of dirt and grime you're wiping away, you may also want to rinse with some extra water.
Countertops. If you want to keep your stone countertops looking beautiful, don't reach for vinegar. The acid etches and dulls natural stone such as marble and limestone. It can slowly dissolve them, according to Beckman.
Rocks that contain calcium carbonate can erode when they encounter acids, and limestone contains calcium carbonate. Vinegar is acetic acid, and limestone is a base. An acid plus a base causes a chemical reaction. So, vinegar combined with limestone creates a chemical reaction.
The acids in the apple cider vinegar react rapidly with compounds forming stones, especially calcium and struvite stones. As the reactions occur, the stones reduce in size and eventually dissolve. Once the stones are dissolved or their size significantly reduced, they are easily flushed out in urine.
Size:650g Universal Stone All Purpose Cleaner This eco-friendly and biodegradable all-purpose cleaner cleans, polishes and protects almost every hard finished surface in the home, garage or outdoors. It's capable of removing lime and hard water deposits, grease and most hard-to-clean stains.