Our rinse aid is disabled on our dishwasher.
I tried to do some research on the safety of the chemical, but couldn't find anything online
https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(22)01477-4/ful...
It's evident that some of those trusting people are willing to make or save a buck while putting you at risk.
At the end of it, people should probably make their own assessment as to whether they should put themselves at risk. And I don't mind drying a handful of dishes if the alternative is to lace them all with surfactant.
These products all have surfactants as the main ingredient, and surface tension is what literally define us.
Still, going to put this in my stack of lifestyle choices next to film photography and vinyl records
- Try running the dishwasher a second time with no soap, or on a rinse cycle
- If you use soap pods, try putting it not in the soap tray, but directly in with the dishes. [0]
[0] This video (starting at 11:40) explains how soap is used in a dishwasher. This guy (who has an excellent channel) gives tips to maximize soap exposure in your dishwasher, but you can do the opposite to minimize it instead. If you have a good machine, your dishes might still come out clean.
I use the dishwasher for glasses most of the time and haven't noticed any difference, but all i use is the cheapest powder/gel and only half of what fills up that little slot.