Why are there so many soap products? Is there a real functional difference between household cleaning detergents?

Question

For example, my grandma (old school depression-era penny pincher) used laundry detergent to wash her dishes. Can someone offer some guidelines for when you could/shouldn’t sub one type of household cleaning soap for another?

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Answer 1

There are so many because of multiple companies trying to make money.

If it works, use it.

If it doesn’t, don’t.