Soapstone
With natural beauty, low maintenance and lasting functionality, soapstone is a great choice for counters.
Here are just some of the outstanding benefits of soapstone:
- Will not stain or etch.
- Nonporous, so it does not need sealing. No special maintenance required other than standard cleaning with regular soap and/or household cleaner and water.
- Naturally antibacterial.
- Impervious to heat - so you can put cookware on it, right out of the oven or off the stovetop.
- Does not have a high gloss, reflecting light the way some other surface materials do.