It is an object of the present invention to provide a skin cleansing composition containing cellulose particles as scrubbing agent, the composition being stable and having good foamability. The present invention provides a skin cleansing composition comprising the following components (A) to (E): (A) 6% by mass or more and 18% by mass or less of a fatty acid or a salt thereof represented by formula (1) as an acid and having a degree of neutralization of from 0.85 to 1.02: R-COOX (1) wherein R 1represents an alkyl group having 11 to 23 carbon atoms, and X represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, ammonium or organic ammonium (B) 0.15% by mass or more and 2% by mass or less of an alkyl ether sulfate represented by formula (2): R 2-0-(CH 2CH 20) n-S0 3Y (2) wherein R 2represents an alkyl group or alkenyl group having 8 to 22 carbon atoms, n represents an average number of moles of oxyethylene added of from 0.5 to 12, and Y represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an alkaline-earth metal, ammonium or organic ammonium (C) 0.1% by mass or more and 4% by mass or less of an amphoteric surfactant (D) 0. 1% by mass or more and 1.0% by mass or less of an alkyl-modified carboxyvinyl polymer and (E) 0.1% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less of a cellulose particle.Un objet de la présente invention vise à fournir une composition de nettoyage de la peau contenant des particules de cellulose en tant quagent de frottement, la composition étant stable et ayant une bonne aptitude au moussage. La présente invention concerne une composition de nettoyage de la peau comprenant les constituants (A) à (E) suivants : (A) 6 % en masse ou plus et 18 % en masse ou moins dun acide gras ou dun sel de ce dernier représenté par la formule (1) en tant quacide et ayant un degré de neutralisation de 0,85 à 1,02 : R-COOX (1) où R1 représente un groupe alkyle ayant 11 à 23 atomes de carbone, et X représente un atome dhydrogène, un métal alcalin, un ammonium ou un ammonium organique (B) 0,15 %
