Vinegar on marble: checking a cleaning myth
Acid etches marble and similar stone. Do not use vinegar on it.
Evidence: Stone-care industry warningAvoid this useProfessional review not claimed
What the sources say
Stone World reports stone-care advice that vinegar, an acid around pH 3, reacts with the calcium carbonate in marble and travertine and etches the surface.
Evidence assessment: Stone-care industry warning. This describes the scope of the guidance we checked, not proof that the remedy works for you.
Cautions
- Keep vinegar, lemon juice and other acidic cleaners off marble, limestone and travertine.
- Use a cleaner the stone’s supplier recommends.
No method is given for this entry. The guidance we checked discourages this use or shows it does not do what tradition claims.
Ingredients & category
Sources
- Stone World: Chemical misuse damages countertops — link and wording checked 30 September 2026
Source-checking is not clinical or veterinary review. Specific historical origin not established from the source reviewed.