Procedure for cleaning the skin by using a composition comprising the following components (A), (B) and (C): (A) a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfate or an alkyl sulfate represented by the general formula (1): R1O (CH2CH2O) nSO3M (1) where R1 represents a straight chain or branched chain alkyl or alkenyl group having 10 to 16 carbon atoms, an average moles addition number n represents a number from 0 to 5, and M represents an alkali metal atom, an alkanolamine or ammonium; (B) myristyl alcohol; (C) one or more cationic polymers selected from the group consisting of the following (C-1) to (C-4): (C-1) a copolymer containing a cationic group obtained by radical polymerization including as essential constituent monomers at least one vinyl monomer containing a nonionic group represented by the general formula (I) or (II), at least one vinyl monomer containing a cationic group represented by the general formula (III) or (IV ), and at least one crosslinkable vinyl monomer having in the molecule thereof at least two groups selected from a vinyl group, an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group and an allyl group: ** Formula ** in which R11 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R12 and R13 are the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom or a straight chain or branched chain alkyl or alkenyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, ** Formula ** in which R11 represents the same meaning as above, A1 and A2 are the same or different and each represents a group represented by a formula - (CH2) m- with the proviso that m represents an integer from 2 to 6, and B represents a group -O- or -CH2 -, ** Formula ** in which R11 represents the same meaning as above, R14 and R15 are the same or different and each represent an alkyl or alkenyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms , R16 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, Y represents a group -O-, -NH-, -CH2- or -O-CH2CH (OH) -, Z represents a group straight chain or branched chain alkylene