Does Dishwasher Rinse Aid Really Harm Your Gut?

Does Dishwasher Rinse Aid Really Harm Your Gut?

“Does Dishwasher Rinse Aid Really Harm Your Gut?” Reading this headline, my first instinct, weirdly, was thinking it was about people drinking it, and somehow it felt believable. I’ve grown up in a generation where the line between what people actually do and what they joke about doing has barely existed for a long time. The Tide Pod challenge was a joke until it wasn’t. “What if I just drank the rinse aid?” could easily be a tweet with a few million likes and a comment section arguing over whether it’s satire or not. While the article explains the science behind rinse aid and staying safe in a calm and rational manner, my natural reaction to the headline was to treat everyday products as potential threats, as I couldn’t even read about rinse aid without wondering if someone might take it too far. What appears to be a helpful piece of daily information about dishwasher performance for many may spark a chain reaction of thoughts about misinformation, chemical exposure, and internet trends for Gen Z. This gap, that fundamental difference in how my generation and the older ones absorb information, is what intrigues me. My generation, raised on clickbait, irony, and disasters gone viral, is always expecting a twist in life.