Anything but clean: rinse aid leaves harmful residues

The dishwasher is the everyday helper par excellence. Instead of devoting yourself to the mountains of dirty dishes after a good meal, we clear everything in the machine and have nothing to do with the dishwashing. In addition, rinse aid is celebrated as an all -purpose cleaning agent on social media.

But according to oneStudyfrom 2023, which imJournal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology the regular use of the dishwasher can make us sick in the long run.

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Dangerous residues of ethoxylated alcohols

The reason for the harmful effect is in the ethoxylated alcohols. Strictly speaking, these are not in the dishwasher itself, but inKlarspüler. In the dishwasher, it ensures that the dishes dry faster and thus remains free of drying spots and limescale residues.

The problem:With each rinsing, residues of the ethoxylated alcohols stick on the dishes and are then absorbed into the body via the food.

Permeable intestinal wall and secondary diseases by rinse

In the body, the residues in the intestine, the headquarters of our immune system. There you attack the cell protection layer and make the intestinal wall permeable over time.

In many cases, this can lead to food intolerances and lighter intestinal complaints, but in bad cases but also triggers for serious illnesses such as multiple sclerosis, depression and Alzheimer's.

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Real worms as an all-purpose cleaning agent

A real hype about the effectiveness of rinse aisle has currently been sparked outside the dishwasher.Influencers like Antonia SchweighöferCelebrate the glossyer on all social media platforms as a new all -purpose weapon for the household.

The cleaning power of the rinse at all kinds should remove all kinds of all areas: from carpets, upholstered furniture, car seats. In addition, the joints of a tile floor can be cleaned and it ensures clear windows in the shower cubicle.

Many of these cleaning successes actually work properly, but the question remains whether one wants to expose themselves to a further demonstrably harmful cleaning agent even more often than necessary.

Make harmless rinse aisle

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For DIY clareters you need:

• 250 ml of water
• 250 ml of clear alcohol with at least 40 % (e.g.Bioethanol, you get on Amazon*)
• 3 tablespoons of citric acid (also buy on Amazon*)

To produce the rinse aisle, you first cook the water, let it cool down and put it together with the other ingredients in a glass bottle. Now you shake the solution until the citric acid has completely dissolved.

For the flushing of your dishwasher, you can now use cleaning tabs without attached rinse aisle and simply pour your homemade rinewant into the subject provided.

We hope the instructions helped you. For further household tips, also look in ourover.