AN AQUEOUS COMPOSITION INCLUDES: (A) SURFACTANTS COMPRISING A SALT OF A C10-16 ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATE SULFATE, A BETAINE SURFACTANT, AND AN ALKYL POLYGLUCOSIDE, WHEREIN THE SALT OF THE C10-16 ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATE SULFATE IS PRESENT IN A QUANTITY THAT IS GREATER THAN ANY OTHER SURFACTANT; (B) AT LEAST 15 WEIGHT % OF THE COMPOSITION OF A C12-18 FATTY ACID. A CLEANSING METHOD INCLUDES APPLYING THE COMPOSITION TO SKIN OR HAIR AND WASHING, AND OPTIONALLY RINSING WITH WATER.