PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a skin detergent composition which has good foaming, foam quality (creaminess), no irritation to the skin and excellent removal effect on horny plug and is excellent in low-temperature stability with time.SOLUTION: There is provided a skin detergent composition which comprises the following components (a) and (b) and has a pH of 3 to 5. (a) At least one or more selected from lactic acid, malic acid and tartaric acid, and (b) an N-acyltaurine-type anionic surfactant represented by the following general formula (1): RCO-NR-CHCHSOM (1) [where, Rrepresents a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 7 to 19 carbon atoms, Rrepresents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, M represents an alkali metal atom, an alkali earth metal atom, ammonium, an organic ammonium or a basic amino acid.]
