A hair cleansing composition comprises the following ingredients (A) to (C): (A) a hydroxymonocarboxylic acid, or a salt thereof, (B) an organic solvent, and (C) an anionic surfactant having a sulfate group and has a pH of from 1 to 4 when diluted 20-fold by weight with water and a buffer capacity not lower than 0.005 gram equivalent/L but lower than 0.2 gram equivalent/L. The hair cleansing composition has a good foamability and a highly lubricious foam quality during washing, and are excellent in the luster, softness and manageability of hair after drying and also superb in stability.
