Patti, depending on the kind of granite you have and how it is sealed or not sealed, your problem may resolve on its own. When my Ghibli granite was installed I left a bottle of olive oil out on it all night (what was I thinking?!?) and found a stain the next morning. Our installer advised me to leave it along and watch it disappear. In a week or two it gradually did. I hope your soap disappears the same way.

rc

Thanks rc - that would be great. I found the spot last week and cleaned up the soap that was under the dispenser. Our daughter was home from college this week and used the soap - when I went up there today there was more soap on the counter. I threw the soap dispenser in the basket and cleaned up the counter again. I'll check it again in a few days and see if it is any better.

We have a pre-sealed, pre-polished King's Gold granite vanity top from Lowe's in the kids' bathroom. Fortunately, it isn't a costly piece of rare granite, but I'd still like to find a way to get the spot out.

Patti

I'm hoping for the best for you and your granite. We will be installing luce di luna quartzite soon and this is a very white stone. I tested a small piece with everything I could think of before we committed to it---red wine, ketchup, soy sauce, tomato sauce, olive oil, and liquid dish detergent. Many of these seemed to leave a spot initially but as rcvt said everything resolved on its own after awhile. This is why I decided to not worry. I have read the same thing on this forum about marble and other white stones. Maybe what you are seeing as a dark spot is just moisture that will evaporate in time or a precipitate from the soap that can be removed with a special cleaner or polish.

Thanks, flseadog - I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will fade away...