I am an adamant supporter of marble in the kitchen. I think it is gorgeous and glorious and I caress mine all day.

Despite the fact that everybody seems to think that it will etch and look terrible, mine has held up pretty well, with barely any etching, AND I dont really mind the etches anyway. I think it gives the marble character.

But, randomly, I happened to try this amazing  all natural Shaklee product called Scour Off (which is a non abrasive  miracle cleaning paste that you should all buy – $8.50) on some etching on my marble cutting board. The product says explicitly not to use it on marble. But seeing as how it was just the cutting board, I didnt mind trying.

Well, what do you know? It worked! I dont know how, but it reduced the appearance of an etch by something like 50%-70%. The etches are only visible now upon close inspection. So I tried it on some other little etches… success!!!

I felt I had to share this with all of you.

WARNING: My counters are honed, I would test it on polished marble in an inconspicuous corner first.