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Dramatic_Hammer
Pop in a proper tiling shop (not Homebase etc) and have a chat. There are loads of really good cleaning products, some more corrosive/aggressive than others. You want something that won't damage the stone, whilst lifting the greasy gunk and left over soap etc, that will have built up. Once it's clean (and I mean CLEAN!) I can recommend a product called 'antidrop', which depending on how you want it to look, can either be Matt, satin or gloss. I like satin finish on those...I've fitted hundreds of metres of natural stone, as most tilers steer clear of it, for the reasons you've discovered!
I'm not having a pop at your cleanliness by the way, it's just that it needs to be very clean before sealing, as the finish is better!