The Environmental Working Group, which rates household products on safety for humans and the environment, gave both Cascade and Finish Jet-Dry a D grade. This rating is also affected by how openly the products disclose their ingredients.

Experience shiny dishes and spot & film protection (vs. dishwasher detergent alone) with our Finish Jet Dry Dishwasher Rinse Aid. It works with your dishwashing detergent to rinse away stubborn leftover food, spots, and film for sparkling dishes, glasses and utensils.

Finish Jet-Dry helps eliminate spots & film for a sparkling clean shine!

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2. Instructions. Directions for Use: Fill the rinse aid compartment in the door of your dishwasher completely; Finish Jet-Dry will be automatically released with each wash.
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It provides 100% Better Drying vs. detergent alone, preventing wet and spotty dishes – even on plastics! With Finish® Jet-Dry®, your rinse aid can work together with your detergent for sparkling results. Simply refill the rinse aid compartment every few weeks, not every wash.

What happens if I don't use rinse aid? Not using rinse aid decreases the drying performance of your dishwasher. It might also leave water spots on your dishes, especially if you have hard water.

The experts agree: Rinse aid is not just a way to get you to spend more money washing dishes. Unless you are 100 percent satisfied with how your dishwasher is performing, it's worth investing in rinse aid for the cleanest, driest, least spotty dishes.

What happens if I don't use rinse aid? Not using rinse aid decreases the drying performance of your dishwasher. It might also leave water spots on your dishes, especially if you have hard water.

How Often Do I Refill the Rinse Aid? We recommend refilling the rinse aid dispenser once a month if you run your dishwasher pretty often. Or you can just top it off as needed - a lot of machines have a window that lets you see how much rinse aid is in the dispenser.

Ciufo says that if your dishwasher performs to your liking without rinse aid, it's technically OK to skip it. He adds, "But for the best results, filling your rinse aid dispenser is the way to go." That's true even if you use a detergent that already has rinse aid.

Jet Dry® gets dishes cleaner. It provides a protective barrier between food and mineral particles and your dishes. This stops the particles from reattaching, so your dishes come out of the dishwasher cleaner the first time.

You can also use Finish® Jet-Dry Hardwater rinse aid to tackle the water spots and film that come with hard-water stains. For sparkling dishes, glasses and utensils, just follow these steps. Fill your rinse aid dispenser with Finish® Jet-Dry Hard Water rinse aid and wipe up any spilled product.

Nothing terribly bad. The worst that could happen is that your dishes will come out of the washer with a few drops of water on them and some light limescale deposits. Which you can usually polish off with a dishcloth with little difficulty.