Provided is a detergent composition containing a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfate or an alkyl sulfate which composition is excellent and creamy in foam quality, and excellent in storage stability. The detergent composition contains the following components (A), (B) and (C):(A) a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfate or an alkyl sulfate represented by a general formula (1): R1O(CH2CH2O)nSO3M (1)(B) myristyl alcohol(C) one or more nonionic surfactants selected from the group consisting of an alkoxylate (C-1) represented by a general formula (2) and a glyceryl ether (C-2) represented by a general formula (3): R2O-(AO)n-R3 (2) (2)wherein the weight ratio of the component (A) to the component (B) is (A)/(B) = 91.5/8.5 to 80/20, the weight ratio of the component (A) to the component (C) is (A)/(C) = 98/2 to 85/15, the weight ratio of the component (B) to the component (C) is (B)/(C) = 90/10 to 30/70, and the content of the component (B) is 1.6 to 14% by weight.
