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by amluto 731 days ago
Here’s one of the studies:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009167492...

And here’s the ingredient list for a major brand of residential rinse aid:

https://www.rbnainfo.com/product.php?productLineId=654

It sure looks like the same stuff.

If you have low enough water hardness and TDS, then rinse aid serves no purpose and you can just not use it. Even with higher hardness, the main benefit is just aesthetic.