Stop over paying and use what food service and industrial customers have been using all along with mineral oil.
Marble mineral oil.
Put a few drops of mineral oil or water on your counter and leave it for a few minutes 4 minutes for the water and 10 for the mineral oil.
If the mineral oil does leave a dark stain your marble or granite is not damaged.
Not all marble needs to be sealed.
Etching is not a stain.
The mineral oil will evaporate and your stone will return to its natural color.
Test the marble with water or mineral oil.
I wanted to avoid flammable substances.
Adding mineral oil or ammonia to the paste would increase the poultice s effectiveness at drawing out oil and also be something cool to brag about at my next family reunion.
Before sealing a marble countertop test it with mineral oil or water to make sure it really does need to be sealed.
Many people see etchings on marble and they believe the stone needs to be sealed.
Sealing your countertop is probably the best way to protect it but before sealing it you should make sure it needs to be sealed.
Instead i got a stone cleaner from the hardware store and mixed some into the paste.
But my backsplash is above a stove.
Take a small amount of mineral oil and use a cotton ball or something similar to dab it on your marble or granite.
At the end of the prescribed period wipe up the mineral oil with a soft clean absorbent cloth.
If the mineral oil does leave a stain then using a solvent based sealer needs to be your choice for sealing marble and granite.