Disclosed is a liquid soap composition which comprises: (a) from about I to about 50 wt. % of a fatty acid salt (b) from about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of a crosslinked alkali-swellable acrylic emulsion polymer and (c) from about 0.1 to about 20 wt. % of an acidifying agent. The liquid soap composition exhibits good stability at elevated storage temperatures.