Product comparison

Dawn Dish Soap vs Branch Basics Concentrate

Dawn is the category leader for grease-cutting. Branch Basics is a single concentrate that replaces dish soap and seven other cleaning products. We compared both.

Our verdict

Winner: Branch Basics Concentrate

Branch Basics matched Dawn on grease removal in blind testing and is EWG A-rated versus Dawn's D, with the added benefit of replacing multiple single-purpose cleaning products with one concentrate.

Dawn Ultra Dish Soap

Dawn

$4.29 Eco 3.5/10

✓Excellent grease-cutting
✓Cheap and widely available
✓Trusted brand

⭐ Winner

Branch Basics Concentrate

Branch Basics

$25.99 Eco 8.8/10

✓Replaces 8 products
✓EWG Verified
✓Fragrance free

Feature comparison

Feature	Dawn Ultra Dish Soap	Branch Basics Concentrate
EWG grade	D	A
Cost per wash	~$0.06	~$0.09
Grease-cutting	Excellent	Excellent
Also replaces	Dish soap only	7+ other cleaning products

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