Woops! Spilled dishwashing liquid and cleaned up with towels--how to reduce suds?

White Vinegar in the washer. Just had a similar experience. Hubby decided to store the Gallon bottle of hand soap upside down for easier use next time. Typical man thing and yes ended up using the nearest towels to wipe up the mess. The vinegar cut the soap and everything rinsed out great.

1/2 cup isn't much more than you would use if you were using laundry detergent in a top-loader. If you have a front-loader that uses less detergent, split the towels into two loads with other laundry and just pretend the dish soap is laundry detergent. Or rinse them out in a sink full of water and wring them out before tossing in the laundry.

You could fill a bucket with water and rinse them by hand, changing the water a few times until the water comes out less soapy. If you have dishes to do you could even wash them there was well, provided you rinse them thoroughly after and it wasn't too icky under your sink.

throw them in the washing machine with water only, at the 2nd rinse throw in a cup of white vinegar, that will neutralise any suds left

If you have fabric softener available, that's exactly what you need! Wash them as they are, and start with about half the regular amount of fabric softener to the wash water. Watch for over-suds, and add it in small amounts if needed.

Add fabric softener to the wash water. It will cut the suds.

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Hose them down outside.

think i would just throw them away.

rinse